It did not rain goals at Stamford Bridge for a change but Florent
Malouda and Didier Drogba still came up with two vital strikes to
keep Chelsea's 100% record intact at the top of the Premier League.
Malouda expertly converted a first-half opportunity with his right
foot against a Stoke side made of much sterner stuff than the Tony
Pulis team who surrendered seven at the Bridge back in April.
And Drogba supplied the coup de grace with a second-half penalty
after Thomas Sorensen had brought down Nicolas Anelka.
Chelsea even had the luxury of seeing Frank Lampard miss the tamest
of first-half penalties.
Roman Abramovich certainly cannot complain with the entertainment
on show at Stamford Bridge these days.
Nor with the battling qualities of a Chelsea side who dug out this
win as opposed to destroying the opposition as they had done in
previous weeks.
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