To prepare for the visit of Nottingham Forest to Stamford Bridge in the League Cup on Wednesday night, it's time to delve into the archives for a classic Chelsea fixture.
In 2007, Forest arrived at the Bridge for a fourth round FA Cup tie. This was to be fair not a vintage Forest side. Since relegation from the Premier League in 1999, Forest had sunk further into League One. Chelsea on the other hand were chasing their third consecutive Premier League title.
Struggled striker Andrey Shevchenko opened the scoring after 9 minutes. Geremi put in the long throw, flicked on by Didier Drogba and Shevchenko arrived unmarked to volley it home (via a deflection).
No such good fortune required for the second goal when on 18 minutes, Didier Drogba lifted a beautiful free-kick over the Forest wall into the goal.
Then a rarity, as right on half-time Jon Obi-Mikel poked in a goal from a corner.
Chelsea eased up in the second-half. They could have got more but three was plenty. Sorry Forrest never really threatened the Chelsea goal.
The Blues would go on to win the Cup that year, Forest would have to wait another season for promotion.
Match Report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6282195.stm
Shevchenko goal:
Drogba Goal:
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