The Joe Cole and Claude Makelele Show

Of the match itself, JM gave the goalkeeping shirt to Carlo (the 2nd best 'Keeper in the Premiership) who played eighty minutes and performed like he had played every game this season. His main contribution of the match was a full length diving save from a Matt Holland shot in the second-half. The ball found its way to Holland on the Chelsea left, after JT had cannoned a clearance straight of Makelele. Holland cut inside and hit a hard low shot which Cudicini magnificently turned round the post. The last ten minutes belonged to Lenny Pidgeley who made his Premierhip debut and was called into action straight away blocking a Charlton effort with his chest.

The game belonged to Joe Cole and Claude Makelele. Coley was buzzing around causing the Charlton defence all sorts of problems, down the left, the right and straight down the middle. Joe showed all his array of tricks and he must have stepped over the ball more times in this game than Man U's Ronaldo has done all season. Move over son, Coley is now the 'King of the Step-Overs.'

Stephan Andersen played his part in keeping the score down saving twice from Cole, the first a brilliant tip onto the bar from a Coley 25 yard screamer, then Cole broke through again, Andersen threw himself in front of Cole and then again as Eider tried to score from the rebound. Chelsea were not dominate as an attacking force as Charlton's defensive organisation made it difficult. Charlton had a couple of decent half chances but both were scorned and the game looked like it was heading for a 0-0 finish.

Up stepped Frank Lampard, Football Writers Player of the Year and Barclays Player of the Month for April, hardly able to get forward for the previous eighty-nine minutes, Frank found himself bearing down on goal, before he was tripped by Fortune. The foul was committed inches outside the area but referee Mike Riley gave the penalty and Chelsea had a chance to score and make the day that more special by securing the win. Even now I am sure Super Frank had a look of disbelief on his face when the ball was taken from him and passed to 'the unsung' hero of the Chelsea team - Claude Makelele. Two years at Chelsea ninety-three previous appearance and not a single goal to his name. This is the man that during training on Friday, took two penalties and missed them both. The players must have had supreme confidence in Maka, he stepped forward hit a shot too close the 'keepers right, the shot was saved, but Maka manged to scuff the rebound into the middle of the net. Cue, delirious celebrations. Maka was mugged by the whole squad as he found himself at the bottom of a Chelsea pile of players. Even the bench rushed down to the MH Stand to join in and as soon Maka was released by his 'captors' Charlton kicked off and within an instance referee Riley blew for full-time. Who would have imagined it? Claude Makelele scoring the winning goal on the day that the title was being presented.

So there we have it. Ninety minutes after the match had ended I walked out of the ground embraced in a contented and happy warm glow after seeing the Premiership title lifted and held aloft by 'Mr Chelsea,' Captain John Terry.

My only criticism of the day, a simple criticism at that, Chelsea why did you not spend more time at the Matthew Harding stand with the trophy, where the majority of the 'singing' supports generates from? Surely we deserved better!