SCOLARI BEMOANS LACK OF CONFIDENCE

Chelsea's front three of Joe Cole, Didier Drogba and goalscorer Salomon Kalou cost almost £40million to assemble and yet they squandered another hatful of chances to kill off their lowly opponents.

A disappointed Scolari said: "I need to teach to my players more concentration when they arrive in front of goal. This is my job every day."

He added: "Maybe it is confidence when they arrive in front of goal, maybe pressure. They need to score more goals and get more confidence.

"If they are not together, they would not create 15 chances. We played very well and created 15 chances but only one goal.

"Southend played hard and very spirited for a draw. They got a draw but only had one shot on goal."

It looked to be an easy afternoon for Chelsea when Kalou headed home Frank Lampard's corner in the 31st minute but a long throw from Johnny Herd in stoppage time was only partially cleared by Ricardo Carvalho and Peter Clarke, celebrating his 27th birthday, stooped for the goal that gave United a deserved replay.

United boss Steve Tilson was understandably delighted with the outcome.

``It's a fantastic day for the club and fans,'' said Tilson. ``We had to ride our luck and we got the chance at the death.

"We had to get a lot of bodies behind the ball and it is not how we normally play. But it worked wonders."