Emmanuel adebayor manchester city vs chelsea

Shay Given was Manchester City's hero as they staged a stirring fightback to come from behind and beat Premier League leaders Chelsea in an enthralling encounter at rain-soaked Eastlands.

The Republic of Ireland keeper saved Frank Lampard's late penalty to give City a victory their huge reserves of resilience and character deserved after Chelsea took an early lead.

Chelsea looked to be maintaining their momentum at the top of the table when they went ahead after City striker Emmanuel Adebayor unfortunately diverted the ball into his own net after eight minutes.

City refused to lie down in the face of this setback and set about Chelsea with real relish, equalising before the interval when Adebayor made amends for his own goal by turning in a close-range finish after Shaun Wright-Phillips' shot fell invitingly