Chelsea vs Stoke City Highlights: EPL highlights

It was not another goal feast at Stamford Bridge for a change but Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba still came up with two vital strikes to keep Chelsea’s unbeaten record and clean sheet intact at the top of the Premier League.

Malouda expertly converted a first-half opportunity with his right foot against a much stronger Stoke side than the Tony Pulis team who surrendered seven at the Bridge back in April.

Drogba all but killed the tie with a second-half penalty after Thomas Sorensen had brought down Nicolas Anelka.

Chelsea fans would not even recollect Frank Lampard missing the tamest of first-half penalties.

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Chelsea vs West Brom Highlights: EPL Highlights

Defending champions Chelsea fired an early warning to their Premier League title rivals as Didier Drogba smashed a hat-trick in their opening-day thrashing of new boys West Brom at Stamford Bridge.

Florent Malouda set the course after only six minutes, with Drogba’s free-kick extending the lead on the stroke of half-time.

It was more one-way traffic in the second half, as the Ivory Coast striker netted from close range with Frank Lampard making it 4-0 just after the hour.

Drogba’s deflected effort and a last-minute strike from Malouda sealed an emphatic win for the champions, who put last week’s 3-1 defeat by Manchester United in the Community Shield firmly behind them.

Despite being outplayed, West Brom and their manager Roberto Di Matteo, deserve credit for continuing to display some good passing football, but which tellingly lacked a cutting edge.

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Manchester United vs Chelsea Highlights: EPL(03.03.2010)

Didier Drogba’s controversial goal allowed Chelsea to shrug Manchester United aside and put themselves at the top of the EPL standings.

Sir Alex Ferguson and his team will feel hard done by as Drogba was clearly offside as he collected Salomon Kalou’s pass and fired home 12 minutes from time.

The significance of the error only became clear once Federico Macheda had pulled a goal back for the Red devils to set up a pulsating finish.

But Ferguson would realise that the first hour had been completely one-sided in Chelsea’s favor and that the visitors should have had a greater advantage than the one goal Joe Cole provided in the first half.

Without Wayne Rooney,United’s attack lacked bite. And although the 34-goal striker is only out for a fortnight, by the time he returns his side’s dreams of glory might be over, considering Chelsea enjoy a two-point advantage and a superior goal difference.

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Chelsea vs Aston Villa Highlights: EPL(27.03.2010)

Frank Lampard grabbed four as Chelsea demolished Aston Villa to head the Premier League table. Lampard’s fantastic quartet made him third-highest scorer in the club’s history eclipsing legends Roy Bentley and Peter Osgood with 151 goals.

Lampard was assisted twice by Florent Malouda and another from substitute Salomon Kalou as Carlo Ancelotti’s side have scored 12 goals in four days.

Chelsea have now scored 82 goals so far this season, boasting a goal difference of 53 and apart from a John Carew’s first-half equaliser, the Blues were cruising for long periods.

The victory put them back in front of Manchester United by two points although Sir Alex Ferguson’s side play Bolton in the early evening kick-off. Blues will be relieved after Arsenal failed to secure all three points at Birmingham.

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