Steven Pienaar opening the scoreline just 5 minutes into the match on his return to Goodison Park in an Everton uniform while Denis Stracqualursi got the second on the end of Landon Donovan’s assist.

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Denis Stracqualursi becoming a cult hero at Goodison Park to give Everton the 2 – 0 lead against Chelsea.

AND once again, Landon Donovan is the provider.

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Steven Pienaar scoring on his return to Goodison Park in the 5th minute to give Everton the 1 – 0 lead against Chelsea.

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“In the end,” Villas-Boas said, “it is the player who proves his smartness – some are called cheats and divers, others are clever and smart for making the most of the situation, depending on your perspective. But the second one last week triggered United’s comeback; at 3-2, they were right back in the game. I think Ivanovic made the right decision. He was inside the box. He was doing everything in his power to avoid contact and Welbeck sticks his leg out to find Ivanovic’s leg, and the ref gives a penalty for that.”

There was incredulity and no little sarcasm in Villas-Boas’ tone. “Frustration is seeing a penalty like that given,” he said. “There must be a new rule. We have them for two-footed tackles, now we have to have them for players who stick out their leg on purpose … clipping the leg of a defender on purpose to fall to give a penalty. On the same weekend, we had two incidents of that from Johnson and Welbeck. So there needs to be a new rule for penalties when the attacker purposely sticks his foot out to dive for a penalty. It is not a criticism of referees. It is a new rule.

“There is a consistency in this action now. Where the attacker on purpose leaves his leg out to be clipped when the defender is avoiding contact, then there must be a new rule set out for penalties to be given. It is not only fouls from a defender; now, the attacker has a right to get a penalty when they leave their foot out.”

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Villas-Boas has felt aggrieved about both of Chelsea’s fixtures against United this season. After the 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford in September, he made an official complaint to Mike Riley, the head of the Premier League match officials, arguing that United’s first two goals ought to have been disallowed for offside. He appeared to have some sympathy for the difficult job of the officials but he feels that standards must improve.

“Referees have clear orders on simulation but it is difficult for them to assess the difference between simulation and fouls,” Villas-Boas said. “I’m sure the referees are adapting and hopefully, you will see better performances from them. But it is up to Mike Riley and the governing bodies to decide if the refereeing is up to the right level and to punish the ref.

“My view on our last game is that, if the referee is going to award two penalties away from home to the same team, he should be 100% sure they are both penalties. Howard Webb was obviously 100% sure in his own mind. My opinion is different, that he was wrong. End of story. But for the same team to get two penalties in a game is not very usual and for that to happen to the same team twice in the same week is very unusual.”

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Chelsea’s accounts show $45 million was spent as a result of firing manager Carlo Ancelotti and hiring Andre Villas-Boas.

A year after winning the Premier League, Ancelotti was removed in May after failing to win a trophy in his second season at Stamford Bridge.

The 28 million-pound cost of “changes in the first team management structure” is revealed in Chelsea’s accounts for the year ending June 30, which were published on the British company registry on Wednesday.

Soccer finance analyst Andy Green has calculated Chelsea spent 64 million pounds ($102 million) in the last four years on managerial changes.

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A statement released by the attorney general’s office read: “Between 3-5 February, Twitter exchanges on Joey Barton’s page which related to the forthcoming trial of John Terry were brought to the attention of the attorney general’s office.”

“They have been considered in relation to any possible contempt of court they could create. In this instance the attorney has decided no action is necessary.”

A spokesman for the attorney general’s office said: “Although in this instance no action will be taken, we would like to remind those who publish material that proceedings for the John Terry trial are active. Any discussion of a live court case has the potential to interfere with its proper course.”

With a 1 – 0 lead at the break, Chelsea came out flying to start the second half running out to a 3 – 0 lead before Wayne Rooney pulled two goals back from the spot and Chicharito leveled with a header in the

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Chicharito pulling Manchester United level in the 84th minute with this unmarked header in the box to make it 3 – 3.

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