Chelsea 1 : Bolton 1
12/05/2008 6:02 AM
was labouring in the heat. A 20-yard effort from Joe Cole was deflected over the crossbar in the 54th minute but, in the main, the home side were devoid of inspiration.
That fact was underlined by Ballack, who tried his luck from even greater distance three minutes later but he too found the upper tier behind Al Habsi's goal.
A fantastic run by Drogba almost brought them a goal on the hour when he left the Bolton defence trailing in his wake.
The Ivorian sped into the penalty area but Al Habsi pulled off a remarkable save to keep the scores level and increase Chelsea's frustration.
The deadlock was finally broken moments later when Lampard's shot was turned home by the alert substitute Shevchenko.
Bolton's El Hadji Diouf almost grabbed an equaliser in the 65th minute but Cech was equal to the task.
The Trotters kept on coming and almost levelled when a Davies header came down off the crossbar allowing Ashley Cole to clear the ball off the line after it hit Stelios Giannakopoulos.
But the Chelsea fans realised it was not going to be their day when news of United's second goal from Ryan Giggs spread around the stadium.
Their despair was made worse in the dying seconds when Taylor shot through a crowded area to level the scores and end Chelsea's hopes for good.
English Premiership League - Final Round 2007-08
Chelsea 1 (Shevchenko 61)
Bolton 1 (Taylor 90)