Drogba sends Chelsea back to top of Premiership

Carlo Ancelotti refused to declare Chelsea's end of season stutter was over despite a resounding 5-0 win at Premier League bottom club Portsmouth, which lifted his side to within a point of Manchester United at the top of the table.Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda both scored twice as Ancelotti's side banished the memory of last week's Champions League defeat by Inter Milan and subsequent 1-1 draw at Blackburn in style.Blues manager Ancelotti said Chelsea's season would only be back on track if they beat Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Chelsea defeated title rivals Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford on Saturday to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League.Carlo Ancelotti's side took the lead through Joe Cole's flick in the 20th minute and Didier Drogba came off the bench to increase Chelsea's advantage from what looked an offside position in the 79th minute.Federico Macheda got one back for United two minutes later but the Blues held on for a victory which puts them in pole position to win the title with both teams having just five games left to play.

Chelsea won for only the second time in eight matches to extend their Premier League lead to five points after coming from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 in a dramatic west London derby on Sunday.Fulham needed just four minutes to go ahead at Stamford Bridge through Zoltan Gera before Carlo Ancelotti's side scored twice in two minutes late on though Didier Drogba and a Chris Smalling own-goal to rescue all three points.But second-placed champions Manchester United will cut Chelsea's lead back to two points if they win at home to Wigan on Wednesday.

Frank Lampard believes Chelsea are ready to wrestle the Premier League title away from Manchester United after warming up for next weekend's showdown at Old Trafford with a 7-1 rout of Aston Villa.Lampard scored four times in Saturday's impressive victory at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea look back to their best after a series of lacklustre displays.Carlo Ancelotti's side crashed out of the Champions League against Inter Milan and dropped league points against Manchester City and Blackburn.

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says his side will face the first of nine 'finals' when their quest for the Premier League title continues against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.The Blues are one point behind leaders Manchester United with both teams having seven league games of the season left.But victory over Villa would see Chelsea go two points in front before reigning champions United kicked-off in Saturday's late match against Bolton.

Ryan Giggs scored two penalties as reigning champions Manchester United returned to the top of the English Premier League with a 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday.Victory moved United two points in front of Chelsea with two games to play as they once again scored important late goals, this time in a match which was all square at 1-1 with 10 minutes left.However, Chelsea will regain top spot in the Premier League if they win at home to Stoke City on Sunday.

Chelsea defeated title rivals Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday to move two points clear at the top of the Premier League while Arsenal stayed in the hunt with a last-gasp win over Wolves.Carlo Ancelotti's side took the lead at Old Trafford through Joe Cole's flick in the 20th minute and Didier Drogba came off the bench to increase Chelsea's advantage from what looked an offside position in the 79th minute.

Didier Drogba sent Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League by shooting down Arsenal and the Ivory Coast hitman is determined they will still be there after Wednesday's trip to Everton.Drogba scored both his side's goals in Sunday's 2-0 win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.That gave Carlo Ancelotti's side a two-point advantage over Manchester United, who travel to Aston Villa on the same night.A point at Goodison Park is no disgrace for any side but Drogba knows it will not be good enough to remain at the summit if United win at Villa Park.