Chelsea thrash Wigan 8-0, win Premier League title

Carlo Ancelotti kept his feet firmly on the ground after Chelsea moved to the brink of claiming the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Liverpool.Manchester United's 1-0 victory at Sunderland just hours after Chelsea's success at Anfield on Sunday ensured the title race will go down to the wire.But Ancelotti's team will secure their first title for four years if they defeat Wigan in next Sunday's final round of fixtures after goals by Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard swept aside weary Liverpool.

Carlo Ancelotti kept his feet firmly on the ground after Chelsea moved to the brink of claiming the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Liverpool.Manchester United's 1-0 victory at Sunderland just hours after Chelsea's success at Anfield on Sunday ensured the title race will go down to the wire.But Ancelotti's team will secure their first title for four years if they defeat Wigan in next Sunday's final round of fixtures after goals by Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard swept aside weary Liverpool.

Arsenal regained second place in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Chelsea that dealt a blow to the champions' title hopes in a dramatic London derby at the Emirates Stadium on Monday.Victory saw Arsenal move to within two points of leaders Manchester United and go second on goal difference above Manchester City.But Chelsea's fifth league defeat of the season left the fourth-placed Blues six points adrift of United, having played one game more.Alex Song gave Arsenal the lead shortly before half-time.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has promised Manchester United that this team will make sure Chelsea don't have an easy ride to the Premier League title.United need Wigan to deny Chelsea three points at Stamford Bridge on Sunday if they to overhaul the leaders and retain the title with a win over Stoke.Wigan have little to play for after securing their Premier League survival, but Martinez has no intention of letting Carlo Ancelotti's team cruise to victory.

Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey blew the Premier League title race wide open as his second-half goal clinched a 1-0 win over leaders Manchester United on Sunday.A victory at the Emirates Stadium would have put United within touching distance of a record 19th league title, but Sir Alex Ferguson's side gave a strangely subdued display and Chelsea can now climb above them into first place if they win next Sunday's crunch clash at Old Trafford.

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel insists the free-scoring Premier League champions will be happy to win ugly against Stoke on Saturday.Carlo Ancelotti's side have made an astonishing start to their title defence after following their 6-0 rout of West Brom on the opening day with another 6-0 victory at Wigan last weekend.The Blues, who scored a Premier League record 103 goals last season, have picked up where they left off in May, when an 8-0 win against Wigan clinched the title.

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel insists the free-scoring Premier League champions will be happy to win ugly against Stoke on Saturday.Carlo Ancelotti's side have made an astonishing start to their title defence after following their 6-0 rout of West Brom on the opening day with another 6-0 victory at Wigan last weekend.The Blues, who scored a Premier League record 103 goals last season, have picked up where they left off in May, when an 8-0 win against Wigan clinched the title.

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel insists the free-scoring Premier League champions will be happy to win ugly against Stoke on Saturday.Carlo Ancelotti's side have made an astonishing start to their title defence after following their 6-0 rout of West Brom on the opening day with another 6-0 victory at Wigan last weekend.The Blues, who scored a Premier League record 103 goals last season, have picked up where they left off in May, when an 8-0 win against Wigan clinched the title.