5th December 2001 (Wed. - 7.45 p.m.) at Stamford Bridge (33,504)
Chelsea 0 (0): Cudicini; Melchiot, Gallas, Terry, Babayaro; Lampard, Jokanovic, Dalla Bona, Zenden (Zola 46); Hasselbaink, Gudjohnsen(Forssell 80). Subs. (not used) De Goey, Stanic, Keenan.
Charlton Athletic 1 (0) (Lisbie 89): Kiely; Young, Fish(Costa 81), Fortune, Powell; Stuart, Parker, Jensen, Robinson (Konchesky 3); Euell, Johansson (Lisbie 65). Subs. (not used) Roberts, Bart-Williams.
Referee: Dermot J. Gallagher (Banbury).
Booked: Fish (19), foul on Gudjohnsen; Dalla Bona (48), foul on Parker; Hasselbaink, dissent.
Borrowed boots: Match winner Kevin Lisbie had his boots stolen from his car on previous day and was forced to borrow a pair from Chris Powell. In an earlier match against Ipswich, Lisbie had borrowed a boot from Jon Fortune at half-time after his right foot had swollen and went on to score the winner with Fortune’s size ten boot, wearing his own size nine boot on the other foot.