Stubborn Rovers~thwart Chelsea

Chelsea looked to have sealed all three points when Salomon Kalou converted a cross from Julian Belletti but Webb disallowed the goal for offside.

Chelsea had squandered a host of first-half chances but Blackburn could have stolen the points themselves if Petr Cech had not tipped Robbie Savage’s late effort over the crossbar.

But Blackburn’s point was overshadowed by a serious head injury to defender Christopher Samba, who was caught accidentally by Andriy Shevchenko’s boot when he stooped to clear a header.

The Blues had been the more adventurous in the first period and were denied by a flying save from Brad Friedel, who pushed Michael Essien’s fierce drive round the post.