00:00Arsenal lose to Coventry, the Dons will sit proudly on top of the pile for the first time in 10
00:04years.
00:06Last time they hit the heights, Dennis Wise scored the goal that put them there.
00:10Today though, Wise has been dropped by Chelsea, allowing Eddie Newton to start for the first time in 8 months.
00:17Vialli returns, Andy Byers has a groin injury, so Scott Minto comes in.
00:22And Ruud Hullit, after two reserve outings, is a substitute on the bench, where he may just get some earache
00:27from Dennis Wise.
00:30Wimbledon's captain, Vinnie Jones, had some harsh words for Hullit after being sent off here last season.
00:35He's now discussing a new long-term contract.
00:39In the Wimbledon team, Dean Blackwell replaces the injured Brian McAllister.
00:43Ben Thatcher has a foot injury, Alan Kimball starts in his place.
00:49There is to be a minute's silence, as a mark of respect to the spectators killed in the Guatemalan stadium
00:55disaster earlier in the week.
01:15The perennial underdogs taking on the pedigree hounds of the Premiership.
01:20Wimbledon trying to stay on course, Chelsea aiming just to get back on it, after only one win in their
01:25last four.
01:26Wimbledon playing from the left.
01:28This is Di Matteo, now Vialli for Chelsea.
01:31Forward by Burley.
01:33And the first offside flag of the game.
01:36A London referee for a London derby.
01:39David Ellery is in charge from Harrow.
01:44Janssen.
01:47Hughes.
01:49Now Newton.
01:53The berth.
01:55Really, see Marcus Gayle arriving.
01:56Here's Vinnie Jones.
01:59Cunningham.
02:02Now Ardling.
02:04Across comes Steve Clarke.
02:06The Chelsea captain, in the absence of Dennis Wise.
02:12Jones can always hurl these a fair old distance.
02:16And Koku vying for it.
02:18The berth has to be short.
02:20And it's in by Robbie Earle.
02:24A complete shambles at the back for Chelsea.
02:27And at the moment, everything is going right for the Doms.
02:31Jones with a prodigious throw.
02:34No one really took command.
02:35The keeper seemed to be held off the ball by Okoku.
02:39Le Berth didn't make contact.
02:40Earle did.
02:42And Wimbledon have the early lead with Robbie Earle's fourth goal in six seasons here at Stamford Bridge.
02:49His task was easy.
02:50But what a contribution by the home defence.
02:57He took a knock in the process.
02:59And Frank Le Berth is the man who's down.
03:03And this was where Le Berth sustained the injury.
03:06And Chelsea sustained the goal.
03:09A nasty knock.
03:27Jonsson.
03:29Hit long for Hughes.
03:31Trying to get around Perry.
03:33And a free kick.
03:34Right on the edge of the penalty area.
03:38Perry penalised for calling back Mark Hughes.
03:43This is the challenge.
03:45There's the arm around Hughes by Perry.
03:48And that's the reason for the free kick.
03:56Viali stands over the ball.
03:58Di Matteo is also in close attendance.
04:00The referee's not happy with the position of the Wimbledon wall.
04:08And Alan Kimball still isn't ten yards back.
04:12Viali runs over it.
04:14Here's Minto.
04:18Scott Minto's first goal for Chelsea.
04:21That's a very opportune moment.
04:28And how satisfying that a free kick routine so obviously worked out on the training ground comes to fruition.
04:36Viali with the dunny run.
04:38Petrescu with the side foot pass.
04:41Minto with the finish.
04:431-1.
04:45And a rousing start to this London derby.
04:50Gale begins his run.
04:52Janssen's clearance is far from convincing.
04:57Ardley.
05:01Cunningham.
05:02Now Okoku.
05:06To Ardley.
05:09Shoulder dummy to Newton.
05:11And then a shot.
05:12Oh!
05:13And poor Kevin Hitchcock was completely deceived.
05:17He seemed to be going to his right and suddenly the ball was going left.
05:22And Neil Ardley scores the strangest of goals from some distance.
05:32Sam Hammam, the Wimbledon owner on the left.
05:34And on the right, 88-year-old Stanley Reid, the club chairman.
05:38The oldest chairman in the country.
05:40Even for him, this may be something rather new.
05:44Jones again.
05:46That's a good ball for to Leonardson.
05:48The berth with an untidy tackle.
05:51The berth with an untidy tackle.
06:18Header by Blackwell.
06:24Newton.
06:26Petrescu.
06:28No way through for Chelsea at this juncture.
06:31Now they might be with Viali.
06:33To Petrescu.
06:34Hughes makes a run.
06:36Not the best of crosses.
06:39Oh, but that's a bad back pass by Jones.
06:43Burley.
06:50Just what is going on out there.
06:55Okoku.
06:55Trying to restore some sort of order.
06:58He can't manage it.
06:59Maybe Vinnie can.
07:02Leonardson.
07:03That's for Marcus Gale.
07:04The keeper came and has now retreated.
07:06But there's very little support.
07:08Gale.
07:09Oh, Clark fell over.
07:10Gale.
07:11Deflected against the upright.
07:13By the goalkeeper.
07:14Hardly shot.
07:21Leonardson.
07:23Away from Di Matteo.
07:25Gale.
07:27Nice idea by Wimbledon.
07:31Kimball.
07:34Earl seemed to be held back by the shirt by Petrescu.
07:45No shortage of advice from the bench for Alan Kimball.
07:50Towards Jones.
07:52The berth went down clutching his head.
07:54And he's already taken one nasty knock this afternoon.
08:01Well, it needed the first time shot because time was running out.
08:08But under pressure from Perry and from Kimball, time was limited and the shot was tamed.
08:30On to Okoku.
08:31It was Gale's flick.
08:34And the keeper stood up for just long enough.
08:41It was Gale that put him in.
08:43And Hitchcock is gradually atoning for his first half error.
09:00And here comes the substitution.
09:05Minto and Berlio making way.
09:08It's into the chair.
09:09And the road habits are carrying for the first time as player-manager of Chelsea.
09:19Spencer.
09:21Here's the other substitute.
09:22Hullet.
09:23Cross to Viali.
09:29And what a start that would have been for the new player-manager.
09:33For the newly arrived player-manager.
09:38One substitute to the other.
09:40Pullet's cross.
09:41Viali almost there.
09:44Di Matteo's corner.
09:46Jones header.
09:51Newton.
09:54Again.
09:57Blackwell.
09:59Oh, no one's picked up Marcus Gale.
10:03Leonhardson to the left.
10:04Still Marcus Gale.
10:05Oh, what a finish!
10:09Oh, taken with such aplomb by Marcus Gale.
10:14His fourth goal in his last five matches.
10:17And however long he plays for, he won't score many better than this.
10:21Clarke committed himself through his legs.
10:24And then nonchalantly left-footed into the corner.
10:27And that seventh successive win, which would equal an overall league club record for Wimbledon,
10:32is now well within their sights.
10:36How sweet.
10:40Give us a smile, Joe, now of all times.
10:48And for all the arrival of Pullet,
10:49and the subsequent lift that it gave to the crowd and the Chelsea team,
10:53it's Wimbledon who've struck with a classic counter-attack.
10:56Spencer.
10:57Chelsea with it all to do.
10:59Viali.
11:02Petrescu.
11:03Good cross.
11:04Jonsson.
11:06Good cross.
11:08Wimbledon have got three ford.
11:10The Herring ford inside the penalty area.
11:13Newton.
11:16Clarke.
11:18Hughes.
11:19Cunningham was rather hacking at his heels.
11:21Referee sees nothing wrong.
11:22And this is Gail.
11:25And this is Gail.
11:25Leonardson through the middle.
11:28Gail felt he was tripped.
11:31Fiali.
11:35Pullet.
11:38Only three up with him.
11:40One of whom is Spencer.
11:42Faced by Jones.
11:44Petrescu jogging forward at no great pace.
11:47There's a woeful pass.
11:50That's a better one.
11:52Earl tried to make the challenge.
11:54Hughes.
11:54Good save.
11:55Will it?
11:56The offside flag is up.
11:57And it won't count.
12:03Well John Spencer has come across towards this near side.
12:07And has made his feelings known in no uncertain terms.
12:13But what is clear is that the goal won't count.
12:16And look at Hullet on the far side.
12:18As the ball's pushed out to him.
12:19He did seem to be the wrong side of the last defender.
12:22Stick.
12:23E cuckoo.
12:24Oh that seals it.
12:28And how it seals it.
12:32It sums up a dreadful day for Chelsea.
12:35And a wonderful day.
12:37For the Premiership's least fashionable club.
12:39Who you can only sit back and admire.
12:42Efe Nekoku with his sixth goal in as many games.
12:45After a horrible error by Frank Leberth.
12:49Leberth who started the season so well.
12:52But has looked rattled throughout today.
12:54Even so it was a fine piece of finishing by Efe Nekoku.
12:584-1.
13:08Hughes.
13:10Shoved off Campbell.
13:12Oh.
13:13And that's awful by Hughes.
13:26Wise with the free kick.
13:27Jones header.
13:31Jones has gone down and Leberth was the man who was next to him.
13:35And Leberth has been surrounded by players from Wimbledon.
13:40Jones got the clearing header in.
13:43From Wise's free kick.
13:47A yellow card.
13:51It was Leberth who put his foot up and seemed to catch Jones on the arm and followed through.
13:57And for that he's received a yellow card.
14:01This is rapidly turning into one of Wimbledon's finest hours.
14:06And the owner has joined the coaching staff to celebrate it.
14:12Di Matteo.
14:14Hughes.
14:15Blackwell at his back.
14:18Di Matteo.
14:20Spencer wants it.
14:22Here's Hulitz.
14:24good header by Perry
14:29Viali
14:30in goes Cunningham
14:32penalty
14:37Wimbledon won't protest too much
14:39at 4-1 up
14:41but it'll be interesting to see that one again
14:44it was Cunningham the defender
14:47well he didn't seem to get too much of the ball
14:52Viali
14:53having won the kick
14:54will also take it
14:58last time
14:59Neil Sullivan faced a Chelsea penalty
15:01Dennis Wise was taking it
15:04and Sullivan
15:05saved it, that was in a cut tie
15:07last season
15:13Viali won't be aware of that though
15:16now did he stop it going over the line
15:19the linesman has sickled
15:21it did go over the line
15:23it is a goal
15:24and it's 4-2
15:26have you ever seen a penalty
15:29supposedly saved like that
15:32and yet still conceded
15:35if you look at the position of the goalkeeper's head on the line
15:37you can see that the ball was directly above it
15:40and therefore over
15:41but Neil Sullivan almost saved it
15:44Leber
15:45round Jones
15:47this is Hughes
15:48Spencer
15:49Hullet
15:50good save
15:52good save by Neil Sullivan
15:56boos around Stamford Bridge
15:57because the vast majority of supporters
16:00are wearing the colours of Chelsea
16:02it's been a disappointing day for Hullet
16:05but for Wimbledon
16:08a club pilloried so often
16:10and belittled so often
16:11this is one of their finest hours
16:13as they move into the top two
16:15a position they've not occupied
16:17in the top flight of English football
16:19for ten years
16:21seven successive league victories
16:24equals their own club record
16:26and they're now just one short
16:28of Manchester United's overall record
16:31for the Premiership
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