Manchester United went two points clear at the top of the Premier League after beating Chelsea in a highly eventful encounter at Old Trafford.
The scoreline barely starts to tell the story of a game that was a mixture of madcap moments, missed opportunities and high quality that ended with Sir Alex Ferguson’s champions maintaining their [...]
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Man Utd 3 - 1 Chelsea
Sunderland 1 - 2 Chelsea
Juan Mata starred on his full debut as Chelsea cruised past a toothless Sunderland side despite a late scare.
John Terry’s measured side-foot shot gave the Blues the lead after the hosts failed to clear their lines when Mata’s free-kick hit the outside of the post.
Daniel Sturridge’s sublime backheel finish when running through one on one [...]
Chelsea 3 - 1 Norwich
Debutant Juan Mata slotted home deep into injury time as Chelsea moved to the top of the Premier League table with an unconvincing win over Norwich.
The Blues led through Jose Bosingwa’s stunning 25-yard shot but Grant Holt levelled after a blunder by Hilario.
Frank Lampard’s penalty made it 2-1 after Ramires was felled by keeper John [...]
Chelsea 2 - 1 West Brom
Substitute Florent Malouda scored seven minutes from time to give Chelsea victory against West Brom at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues were poor in the first half and conceded early on when Shane Long capitalised on a mistake by Alex before slotting his shot past Hilario.
Forward Nicolas Anelka equalised after the break when his angled strike took [...]
Stoke 0 - 0 Chelsea
Stoke held Chelsea to a frustrating goalless draw as their dogged defensive performance kept the visitors’ attacking talents at bay.
Fernando Torres was Chelsea’s sharpest player during a quiet first half as Stoke were limited to set-piece scraps.
The Blues improved in the second half and John Obi Mikel went close before substitute Nicolas Anelka’s shot was [...]
