Listen - Portsmouth 1-1 Chelsea - Grant falls short as record bid fails

The record was their to be broken, alas it wasn't to be. After 9 wins on the spin in all competitions Chelsea were just one victory away from smashing the club's record by recording win number 10.

All the signs looked good after weathering a storm in the first half where Noe Pamarot saw his header crash off the bar following a corner resulting from a seemingly valid penalty claim.

Nicolas Anelka finished off a sweeping Chelsea counter-attack only to see Pompey's new £9.5m man, and former Chelsea target, Jermaine Defoe equalise in controversial fashion - the striker seemingly offside when he received the ball.

Boss Avram Grant says he felt the Blues' should have won in an open and entertaining game, but refuses to dismiss title hopes despite falling 6 points behind leaders Arsenal at Fratton Park, where the Israeli served as Director of Football last year.

Related - Defoe's delightful debut

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