Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboue, however, says he was disappointed by his former colleague's behaviour.
Such was the latter player's success, Arsenal subsequently signed Eboue on a permanent basis.
He fed Eboue, who took his time to find space and fire a low finish beyond Boruc.
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Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou has revealed that his Ivorian compatriot Eboue apologised to Terry for the challenge.
Kalou was unhappy with Eboue's tackle but praised the Gunners player for at least offering an apology.
Skipper Fabregas injured his hamstring, while Eboue damaged knee ligaments in the Champions League Group H defeat.
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Eboue caught Terry after leaving his foot dangling when he overran a ball, which the Blues centre-back cleared.
The Chelsea defender, 27, limped off in Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Arsenal after a challenge with Emmanuel Eboue.
Adebayor was just off target with a desperate lunge from Emmanuel Eboue's cross but Arsenal looked increasingly on the ropes.
Wenger also saw Emmanuel Eboue and defenders Armand Traore and William Gallas pick up injuries during the match against Stoke.
The preamble to Eduardo's goal involved some eye-catching combination play on Arsenal's right wing as Emmanuel Eboue's ambitious backheel released Bendtner.
He made it three from the spot after Emmanuel Eboue had been felled, and rounded the keeper to wrap up the win.
Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboue looked to be caught in the area by Mamadou Tall after 20 minutes but again the referee was unmoved.
The second-half had a frantic start as Eboue claimed a penalty and Denilson picked up a booking for a nasty two-footed tackle.
Vassiriki Diaby dispossessed Darius Vassell with a crunching tackle and fed Eboue, whose whipped cross from the right was clinically despatched by Rosicky.
Eboue left the field nine minutes into the second half and Traore came off with just two minutes of normal time to go.
But Adebayor, who counts Eboue as one of his closest friends at Arsenal, says his former team-mates also showed his a lack of respect.
Despite their numerical inferiority, Arsenal continued to press forward as the effervescent Emmanuel Eboue curled a fine cross for Andrei Arshavin to nod over.
"I was saying to Eboue that it was a red card because he did it on purpose - but he denied that, " stated Kalou.
Emmanuel Eboue finished a sweeping move for Arsenal's second after 53 minutes and Andrey Arshavin added another two minutes after coming on as substitute.
Newcastle trailed after Adebayor superbly controlled Emmanuel Eboue's cross with his chest before smashing the ball into the top corner of Shay Given's goal.
James, though, soon outperformed Poom when he produced a wonderful save to deny Baptista from the penalty spot after Linvoy Primus had tripped Emmanuel Eboue.
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Their best opportunity in the opening 45 minutes fell to Emmanuel Eboue, but his deflected shot from close range bounced off the arms off Mark Schwarzer.
He is eager to start work and plans to head to Europe to watch the likes of Didier Drogba, Emmanuel Eboue, Salomon Kalou, Kolo and Yaya Toure.
With 25 minutes left to rescue a point, Arsene Wenger switched to an attacking 4-2-4 formation, with Nicklas Bendtner replacing Eboue and Carlos Vela on for Walcott.
The home side's attempts to establish any sort of foothold in the game were hampered by an early injury to Arshavin, who was replaced by Emmanuel Eboue.
Eboue then burst through down the right only to fire across goal and Siaka Tiene blasted over from a tight angle following Drogba's cross from the right.
With a trip to Manchester United looming on Saturday, Wenger made a double change with 19 minutes left, sending on Arshavin and Jack Wilshere for Eduardo and Eboue.
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The closest they came to scoring was Emmanuel Eboue's deflected right-foot shot on the edge of the 18-yard box, while Michael Turner thwarted Adebayor with yet another well-timed challenge.
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