But his first glaring error came in his second service game, when a low volley crashed into the net.
Blackpool, playing at home for the first time in six weeks due to postponements, should have taken the lead when 19-year-old winger Matt Phillips met a pinpoint cross from Charlie Adam at the far post, but his low volley was saved by Ben Foster with his legs.
The Reds, buoyed by scoring, came close to adding another when Luis Suarez's low half volley had to be palmed away by the Sunderland keeper.
Chelsea's anger boiled over minutes later when Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole were both booked for dissent after which Joseph Yobo went close for Everton as he hooked his foot around a low right-foot volley to force Cech into a smart low save.
Some tidy interplay between Fuller and Etherington won a corner on the left and, when Lawrence's delivery was only half-cleared, Higginbotham composed himself to lash a volley low into the net.
David Bentley then fired a low 20-yard volley inches wide, while Bent volleyed tamely at Mark Schwarzer having squeezed between the two central defenders to reach Tom Huddlestone's raking pass.
Bradford's best chance of the half came with 10 minutes to go to the interval, as Peter Beagrie crossed low to Windass, who missed the volley, and Villa cleared.
Just after the half-hour, Mohamed Aboutrika fired a volley wide from the edge of the area before Chaouchi dived low to his right to superbly deny Ahmed El Muhammadi.
He was at full stretch to turn Tomasz Radzinski's dipping volley over the top, and then produced a stunning save low to his right to deny Franck Queudrue from 25 yards three minutes before the interval.
Brazil forward Robinho then tested keeper Buffon with a low drive from 20-yards while at the other end Mauro Camoranesi struck a half-volley just over the bar.
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