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Stamford Bridge, London (GenevaLunch) – Chelsea fell apart in the second half of a bizarre match against Manchester City which featured two penalties, one for each side, and two players being sent off, both from Chelsea. The first big moment was a non-event, when Wayne Bridge refused to shake hands with John Terry. The next 40 minutes were tedious, with Chelsea having most of the play but making few chances. Frank Lampard put Chelsea ahead after a neat pass from Joe Cole.

Carlos Tevez then managed to make idiots of the Chelsea defence, latching on to a clearance from Wayne Bridge he shot past John Terry and then mis-hit a shot past Henrique Hilario, the aptly named Chelsea goalkeeper.

Hilario made an even bigger mess of the second Man City goal when he allowed Craig Bellamy to score from a narrow angle. Tevez got his next from a penalty after Belletti was sent off for his climbing over Gareth Barry.

Michael Ballack then got his second yellow card for a clumsy tackle on Tevez and Chelsea were down to nine men. Shaun Wright-Phillips took advantage of the extra space to feed a simple tap in for Bellamy to score his second. The nine Chelsea men then managed to score from a Lampard penalty and the game ended 2-4.

Portsmouth shook off the shock of the club being put into administration, similar to Chapter Eleven bankruptcy protection in the USA, to score a rare 1-2 win at Burnley. Arsenal kept up the pressure on the leaders with a 1-3 victory over Stoke. The result was overshadowed by an horrific injury to Aaron Ramsey. The 19-year-old suffered a broken leg after a collision with Ryan Shawcross. Shawcross was immediately sent off.

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