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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Chelsea 3-0 Birmingham City: To the top again



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After one week of rival deposed from the top of the standings, Chelsea re-occupy the position after beating Birmingham 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday (27/1/2010).

Frank Lampard was the star Chelsea victory was thanks to two goal. Meanwhile, another goal scored by Florent Malouda.

With a collection of 51 points to lead the Blues back ahead of the competition due to a number of Manchester United and two points from Arsenal. Chelsea have the rest of the game even more than the two rivals were.

Last week, for the first time in three months, the team's farm Carlo Ancelotti evicted from his place at the top of the standings. When they slipped away by Arsenal before Chelsea moved the Gunners three days later.

Facing the unbeaten Birmingham in the last 14 action, Chelsea had inflame supporters when in the fifth minute Malouda opened the scoring. From close range the French winger's finish the job that Joe Cole's brilliant strike from the right wing.

Also hosts dominated the match and continued to put pressure on the opponent's defense. The result, in the 32nd minute Lampard doubles team excellence. Getting a room big enough fire in front of the penalty box, the English international midfielder strikes the Joe Hart nit with a directing strikes.




Birmingham, which has surpassed Nottingham Forest's record when he was undefeated in 13 consecutive games as the team's Premiership campaign in 1994/1995 season, not much to do in this fight. Recorded only two times they made shots on goal, and it was not until the scoring for them.

And Chelsea had a 3-0 victory established once again by Lampard goals. Receive feedback Malouda, he makes Hart again picked up the ball from the net a minute before the game was over.

Victory and success is still followed by other news for Chelsea supporters. The reason, striker Didier Drogba was going back to London to join after completing his duty with the Ivory Coast national team in Africa.

Chelsea scored 17 goals in four games without Drogba.

Lineup:
Chelsea: Petr Cech, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Ashley Cole, Branislav Ivanovic, Deco, Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka (Daniel Sturridge 88), Joe Cole (Yuri Zhirkov 81)

Birmingham: Joe Hart, Scott Dann, Roger Johnson, Liam Ridgewell, Stephen Carr, Barry Ferguson, Lee Bowyer, James McFadden (Michel 72), Sebastian Larsson, Cameron Jerome (Keith Fahey 56), Cristian Benitez

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