Chelsea to the fore again as Defoe does trick
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As if to celebrate the arrival in Britain of the rare blue robin, Chelsea went on a Christmas spree yesterday, claiming an increasingly common 4-0 victory - their fourth of this Premiership season - at the expense of Norwich City.
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Can two wins reverse a slide? Arsenal have scored eight times in winning their past two games, but those goals could be as confetti on the breeze if they slip up against Chelsea at Highbury on Saturday.
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LONDON  - Leaders Chelsea maintained their five-point lead over champions Arsenal at the top of the Premiership by twice pulling level at Highbury to rescue a 2-2 draw.
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Didier Drogba's second league goal of the season finally broke Middlesbrough's resistance as Chelsea spared their fans a third consecutive goalless draw.
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Chelsea has beaten Aston Villa 1-0 on a goal by Damien Duff, retaining its five-point lead in the Premier League. Defending champions Arsenal, in second place, defeated Fulham
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Damien Duff maintained Chelseaâs advantage at the top of the Barclays Premiership with the only goal against Aston Villa today. Chelsea were given plenty to think about by a hard-working Villa side at Stamford
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London, England (Sports Network) - Chelsea&#39;s defensive dominance was again on display when they defeated Liverpool 1-0 to keep pace with Premiership leaders Arsenal.
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Damien Duff scored the opening goal as Chelsea coasted to a 4-0 victory over Norwich City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
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Didier Drogba smashed a spectacular 87th minute winner as Chelsea twice came from behind to keep their title hopes alive with a 3-2 win over Everton at Goodison Park.
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CHELSEA launched their Champions League campaign in style in France last night as John Terry opened the scoring and Didier Drogba struck twice in a 3-0 win over Paris Saint Germain in Group H. Frank Lampard
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Damien Duff scored to lead Chelsea to a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa yesterday in English soccer&#39;s Premier League. With the win, Chelsea remained in top spot, five points ahead of the competition as three teams chasing Chelsea also won.
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League leaders Chelsea allowed Bolton Wanderers to recover from two goals down to force a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge in one of two major surprises in the Premier League on Saturday.
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Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba netted twice to fire last season&#39;s semifinalists Chelsea to a clinical 3-0 victory over hapless Paris St.
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something that Chelsea fans know all about â-ut Chelsea under JosÃ© Mourinho are able to fall off their usual pace and still take three points with a dash of style.
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LONDON, England -- Chelsea&#39;s eighth successive victory, a 4-1 away drubbing of Fulham, kept them two points ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.
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First-place Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1-0 yesterday on a 30th-minute goal by Damien Duff and kept its five-point lead in the English Premier League.
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DAMIEN Duff kept Chelseaâs title challenge well on track when he scored the only goal of a hard-fought game against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge yesterday.