Football: Chelsea extend lead
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Arjen Robben scores early on as Chelsea go 11 points clear in the Premiership by beating Blackburn.
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Chelsea beat Portsmouth 2-0 Tuesday on late goals by Arjen Robben and Joe Cole to extend its Premier League lead to eight points. Robben scored in the 79th minute on the road and Cole added the second goal
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Chelsea upset Portsmouth 2-nil to stretch their lead to eight points at the top of the Premiership table. Portsmouth made life tough for Chelsea until Arjen Robben&#39;s deflected
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Manchester United, the only club in the last nine years to sit top of the Premiership at Christmas and then go on to win the title, increased the pressure on current pace-setters Chelsea yesterday with a seventh successive win at Old Trafford.
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Champions Arsenal extended their record unbeaten Premier League run to 45 games with a 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday but title rivals Chelsea were held 0-0 at
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A late strike from Frank Lampard sent Chelsea through to the semi-finals of the Carling Cup at the expense of Fulham. Damian Duff had given the Blues the lead after 55 minutes, with Brian McBride equalising for Fulham.
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Chelsea took a two-point lead over Arsenal atop the Premiership with a 1-0 home win against Everton. Arsenal drew 1-1 at Crystal Palace, which was promoted last season.
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Eidur Gudjohnsen&#39;s equaliser gave Chelsea a 2-2 draw with champions Arsenal at Highbury and took the Blues four points clear at the top of the Premiership table.
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Chelsea is the new Premier League leader in England. The Blues took a hard-fought 1-0 victory yesterday over Everton on Arjen Robben&#39;s 72nd-minute goal.
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IT was a case of &#39;as you were&#39; at the top of the table after all four leading clubs won early yesterday (AEDT). Leaders Chelsea maintained their five-point lead with a 1-0 win at home to Aston Villa, champions
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A last-gasp goal has helped Chelsea win their lead again and propelled the Blues to the League Cup final four. Jose Mourinho&#39;s men took a 55th minute lead with a deflected shot
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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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Chelsea beat struggling Norwich 4-0 Saturday to extend its lead in the English Premier League to six points over Everton.
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First-place Chelsea beat Aston Villa 1-0 Sunday on a 30th-minute goal by Damien Duff and kept its five-point lead in the Premier League.
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Chelsea beat visiting Norwich 4-0 to extend its lead atop English soccer&#39;s Premiership to six points as second-placed Everton was held to a 0-0 draw at Blackburn.
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Jose Mourinho&#39;s Chelsea put one foot in the second round of the Champions League yesterday with a 3-1 win over his former club, defending champions Porto.
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LONDON -- Chelsea scored three first-half goals and beat struggling Norwich 4-0 yesterday to move six points clear at the top of the English Premier League.