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Tottenham 2-1 Chelsea: Day of high drama blows the race for the Premier League title wide open
Another weekend, another twist in the Premier League title race.
The way this season is going, it would be foolish to write Chelsea, Manchester United, or even Arsenal out of the race for top spot.
As the Manchester derby edged towards full time earlier on today, those of a blue persuasion in West London must have thought their slightly lighter blue cousins up north were about to do them a huge favour and hold United to a draw, surely ending any hopes they had of hanging on to their title.
Manchester United 1-2 Chelsea: A sucker punch, but not a knockout blow
Sky Sports’ fondness of hype is an inescapable part of the modern Premier League title race.
With David Haye fighting John Ruiz in Manchester on the same day and the fight being shown on Sky Box Office, the broadcaster was almost contractually obliged to adopt a fight theme for their coverage of Manchester United v Chelsea.
Manchester United still have the ammunition to end Chelsea's title dream
If Chelsea were looking for a boost ahead of their crucial clash with Manchester United this weekend, they got it in Munich on Tuesday.
Wayne Rooney’s awkward landing towards the end of his side’s 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich simultaneously had England and United fans praying and Chelsea fans breathing a sigh of relief.
Chelsea v Tottenham in the FA Cup Final: A bittersweet prospect
As I walked away from Stamford Bridge this afternoon having watched Chelsea beat Stoke City 2-0, my mind was already racing ahead of me.
Would we get Tottenham in the semi finals or would we have to wait until the final?
I switched on Five Live, made my way home and found out that it would be the latter. A semi final against Martin O’Neill’s talented Aston Villa stands between Chelsea and back to back FA Cup finals.
Gael Kakuta seizes his chance to shine for Chelsea
Over the last few months Gael Kakuta has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Blues cruise at the Cottage
Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka struck in either half to give Chelsea a comfortable victory over neighbours Fulham at Craven Cottage as Carlo Ancelotti maintained his impressive start to life at Stamford Bridge. The Blues continued where they left off against Sunderland in midweek, spraying the ball across the pitch and dominating possession. Fulham’s players found themselves chasing shadows for much of this contest. But despite Chelsea’s seemingly iron grip on possession, Mark Schwarzer was an untroubled spectator for the majority of the first half.
Premier League 08/09 - Most Entertaining Team?
With the final ball of the 2008/09 Premier League being kicked yesterday, myself along with millions of other football fans around the country have nothing better to do but reflect on the past 9 months.
Sunderland survive as Nicolas Anelka picks up the Golden Boot
In the end this defeat for Sunderland wasn’t as damaging as it could have been. Results elsewhere went in their favour to ensure that they will be playing Premier League football once again next season. Their neighbours in the North East weren’t so lucky. Both Newcastle and Middlesbrough will be playing in the Championship.
This game had little meaning for Guus Hiddink’s Chelsea - who could only seal second spot if Liverpool lost and an unlikely six goal swing in goal difference occurred. Nicolas Anelka did ensure that he ended the season as the league’s top marksman ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo with a superb effort just after half time.
