Kalou earns Chelsea a share of the spoils

Salomon Kalou's 80th-minute goal rescued a point for Chelsea FC against champions Manchester United FC at Stamford Bridge, the 1-1 draw extending the London club's unbeaten Premier League home record to 85 games.

Park opener
The result moved the hosts into second place in the standings while United stay 15th after taking five points from their opening four matches. The away team started brightly in London and after Petr Čech had denied Rio Ferdinand from close range, they took the lead in the 18th minute following a flowing move involving Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Patrice Evra. The French full-back cut the ball back to Berbatov and although Čech parried his effort, Ji-Sung Park was on hand to tap in the rebound.

Late equaliser
Going behind spurred Chelsea into life but despite dominating possession for the rest of the first half, they did not truly test goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak, who had come on to replace the injured Edwin van der Sar. The hosts brought on Didier Drogba after the interval while Sir Alex Ferguson introduced Cristiano Ronaldo. Nicolas Anelka failed to convert a chance from five metres but Chelsea did find an equaliser when John Mikel Obi's floated free-kick was headed in by Kalou.

City rampant
Elsewhere, Manchester City FC thrashed fellow UEFA Cup hopefuls Portsmouth FC 6-0 with Brazilian pair Jô and Robinho both getting on the scoresheet. Another side involved in European competition, Everton FC, had to fight back from two goals down to claim a point at promoted Hull City AFC, Leon Osman making it 2-2 after 78 minutes. Tottenham Hotspur FC remain rooted to the bottom of the table after a goalless draw with Wigan Athletic FC while Aston Villa FC won 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion FC.