Football: Chelsea close gap at top
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Frank Lampard scores the only goal as Chelsea close the gap on leaders Man Utd to three points.
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Didier Drogba struck nine minutes from time to give Chelsea a 1-0 win at Middlesbrough that took them to provisional top spot in the Premier League on Saturday.
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Jose Mourinho has seen his Chelsea stars open up an eight-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premiership table after the Blues won 2-0 at Portsmouth.
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Two-time defending champion Chelsea moved into first place in the Premier League on Saturday, beating Fulham 2-0 on two goals by Frank Lampard.
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Eidur Gudjohnsen scored a hat-trick as Chelsea beat Blackburn 4-0 in the Premier League on Saturday to close the gap to league-leading Arsenal to two points.
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Chelsea moved closer to its first title in 50 years in the top division of English soccer, beating Portsmouth 3-0 Saturday to open an 11-point lead in the Premier League.
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Damien Duff kept Chelsea five points clear at the top of the Premier League with the only goal against Aston Villa on Sunday. While second-place defending champion Arsenal scored a routine 2
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Chelsea went seven points clear at the top of the English Premier League on Tuesday night after Didier Drogba scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough and champions Arsenal could only scramble a 1-1 ...
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Thanks to Didier Drogba's double goals, Chelsea went seven points clear at the top of the English Premier League as they beat Middlesbrough 2-0 on Tuesday.
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Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premiership table to six points with an easy victory at home to relegation-threatened Norwich City.
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Chelsea moved five points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premiership after a comprehensive 4-0 drubbing of Charlton Athletic in their London derby, although the Gunners do have a game in hand on their city rivals, at Liverpool on Sunday.
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Chelsea went two points clear at the top of the Premier League after they beat Everton 1-0 and struggling champions Arsenal were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by promoted Crystal Palace Saturday.
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LONDON, England -- Didier Drogba scored his first goal after a long injury layoff as Chelsea beat Newcastle United 4-0 at Stamford Bridge, to go eight points clear at the top of the English Premiership.
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Frank Lampard inspired rampant Chelsea to produce a powerful second-half display and strengthen their grip at the top of the Premiership.
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Chelsea host London rivals Arsenal in a bid to close the gap on Premiership leaders Man Utd.
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Tottenham has held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw, while Everton beat Middlesbrough 1-0 and Newcastle downed Southampton 2-1. Chelsea dominated the contest at Stamford Bridge, but with England goalkeeper Paul Robinson
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MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United tied Chelsea 1-1 Sunday in a showdown between the top two teams in the English Premier League.