LONDON - Wayne Bridge got his revenge on John Terry as Manchester City dented nine-man Chelsea's title challenge with a stunning 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. After snubbing Terry's offer of a handshake during the pre-match greeting between the teams, Bridge …quot; who this week quit England duty as a result of Terry's alleged affair with his exgirlfriend Vanessa Perroncel …quot; played his part as City handed Chelsea their first home defeat in 38 games since Arsenal won at the Bridge in November 2008. Frank Lampard put the Premier League leaders ahead in the 42nd minute but Carlos Tevez equalised in the first half stoppage-time following mistakes from Terry and goalkeeper Hilario. Craig Bellamy struck for the visitors in the 51st minute with a shot from a tight angle that Hilario should have saved. Tevez scored his second from the penalty spot after Juliano Belletti was sent off for fouling Gareth Barry in the 76th minute, then Michael Ballack was dismissed in the closing stages. Bellamy rubbed salt into Chelsea's wounds with the fourth in the 87th minute before Lampard's 90th-minute penalty reduced the deficit. Chelsea remain just one point ahead of Manchester United, while City go above Tottenham into the fourth place. In terms of the Terry-Bridge subplot, the closest thing to a flash-point occurred midway through the second half when Tevez, who had previously made a very public display of a ‘Team Bridge' T-shirt, squared up to the Chelsea captain after the two players had tangled in the penalty area. Chelsea pushed forward in search of an equaliser but looked increasingly vulnerable on the counter attack. Bellamy missed one excellent chance before Gareth Barry got the wrong side of the Chelsea defence and was brought down by Juliano Belletti. There was no deliberate attempt to trip Barry, but the former Barcelona defender had clearly got the wrong side of his opponent and left referee Mike Dean with little option but to brandish a red card. From the resulting penalty, Tevez shot beyond Hilario. Michael Ballack then completely lost his discipline and, having previously been booked for dissent, he went straight through Tevez with a dreadful challenge that provoked an inevitable second yellow card.
