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Chelsea 4 - 0 Blackpool : Blues smashed sorry Seasiders

Chelsea moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a comfortable victory over new boys Blackpool at Stamford Bridge. Following their solid away win at Newcastle, the Seasiders were brushed aside by the country’s most in-form team who scored all four goals in the first half. 

Come on Kalou:Salomon Kalou celebrate his first goal after just 2nd minute kick off

Salomon Kalou got proceedings under way by finishing at the back post after Branislav Ivanovic had flicked on Didier Drogba’s corner in the 2nd minute before Florent Malouda got in on the act ten minutes later, firing home after Drogba teed him up. 

Netbusters:Didier Drogba fired Chelsea's third goals

The Ivory Coast striker then got one for himself in the 30th minute before Malouda essentially wrapped up the contest four minutes before half-time, finishing good lead-up work from both Drogba and Kalou.The win maintained the Blues’ near-perfect start to the season with 22 goals in their five wins and enabled them to go four points clear of second place. 

MATCH INFORMATION:

Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech 7; Ferreira 6, Alex 6 (Bruma 71min, 6), Ivanovic 7, Cole 8; Essien 8, Mikel 7 (Benayoun 77), Ramires 7 (Zhirkov 74, 6); Malouda 8, Drogba 9, Kalou 7. Subs not used: Turnbull, Sturridge, Anelka, Kakuta. Booked: Drogba.

BLACKPOOL (4-1-4-1): Gilks 7; Eardley 4 (Taylor-Fletcher 46, 6), Keinan 5, Evatt 5, Crainey 5; Baptiste 5; Grandin 5 (Harewood 60, 5), Vaughan 6, Adam 5, Varney 5 (Ormerod 60, 6); Campbell 5.
Subs not used: Halstead, Cathcart, Southern, Carney. Booked: Eardley, Vaughan.

Man of the match: Didier Drogba.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg.

Attendance: 41,761.

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Blues Trio:Cole rested,Lampard out and John Terry fit for CL clash

Chelsea will be without Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole for their Champions League opener tomorrow night.The Blues take on MSK Zilina in their first group stage match but will do so without their star midfielder and left-back. 

Lampard is not back from a hernia operation whilst Cole will be rested according to manager Carlo Ancelotti."Lampard will not be available and Ashley will also stay at home. He played two games with the national team and again on Saturday. There is no problem, but it is better for him to rest,” the Italian confirmed.

Meanwhile,Chelsea have been boosted by return of Chelsea captain,John Terry.He was fit enough to prepare with the first team today at Chelsea's Cobham training complex, having sustained bruised ribs in the 3-1 victory at Upton Park, and should start against Zilina, the Slovakian champions."John Terry trained today and he will travel," said the manager, Carlo Ancelotti.

"The players we have out and unavailable are [José] Bosingwa and Lampard. José still needs some time. Frank also needs some more time before he is ready to play but he should be OK for the game [against Blackpool] on Sunday.

West Ham United 1 - 3 Chelsea: Essien Double keep Blues top of PL

Chelsea's 100% start to the new season continued against rock-bottom West Ham at Upton Park as a brace from Michael Essien and another from Salomon Kalou kept them top of the Premier League.

The Blues didn't take long time before Essien headed Chelsea in front after just two minutes kick-off.The visitors went 2-0 up in the 17th minute, though, when West Ham's England goalkeeper Robert Green spilled a 30-yard Drogba free-kick.Defender Matthew Upson tried to clear the loose ball but it cannoned back off Chelsea's Ivory Coast striker Kalou and over the head of the stricken Green.

Starman:Essien celebrate his second goals

Chelsea made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute when Essien headed home Paulo Ferreira's cross but moments later they conceded their first goal of the season when Parker calmly lobbed Cech from 20 yards.

West Ham substitute Frederic Piquionne wasted a great chance to reduce the arrears still further when he headed against the bar from just two yards.

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In and Out:John Terry will return to captain the Blues while Lampard is out

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that England midfielder Frank Lampard will miss Saturday's match against former club West Ham United after failing to recover from hernia surgery in time.Lampard's absence is softened by the return of captain John Terry, who like Lampard, missed England's Euro 2012 qualifying victories over Bulgaria and Switzerland.

Terry has managed to recover from the hamstring problem that forced him to pull out of the England squad."John is available to play tomorrow," said Ancelotti. "Lampard needs to have more time to rest. He trained with us this week and has done very well, but he needs to have more time. Maybe he'll be involved in the Champions League next week but not tomorrow.

"I think these players needed to have a rest because they had problems. Terry resolved this problem during the two weeks. Lampard had to have the surgery. He did very well because, in seven days, he was able to train again. But obviously we want to give him more time to recover 100%."

TEAMS:

Chelsea (Possible, 4-3-3): Cech; Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Cole; Essien, Mikel, Ramires Anelka, Drogba, Malouda.

West Ham United(Possible, 4-4-2): Green, Upson, Ben Haim, Jacobsen, Ilunga, Noble, Parker, Behrami,

Dyer, Obinna, Cole
Referee: C Foy

Last season West Ham 1 Chelsea 1

French giants reveal Didier Drogba bid

Didier Drogba: £24 million moves from Marseille in 2004

Marseille president Jean-Claude Dassier has confirmed that the ambitious French champions attempted  to re-sign Didier Drogba from Chelsea this summer, six years after the Ivorian quit the Stade Velodrome for Stamford Bridge.

Drogba, who cost the Blues £24 million in 2004, is understood to have rejected the opportunity to return to the club at which he made his reputation but is believed to be keen for one last chance with l’OM when he finishes his business in London.Speaking about the attempted swoop, Dassier revealed to French press:

"We even tried to bring in Drogba, but this has not been possible," Dassier said. "We'll see, you should never give up in life."

Lampard set for early return to face Hammers

Return:Lampard fit for Hammers clash

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti expects Frank Lampard to be fit for their next Premier League game against West Ham United.The midfielder was forced to miss England's Euro 2012 double-header against Bulgaria and Switzerland following hernia surgery.

Lampard was substituted during the 2-0 victory over Stoke City on August 28 after reporting discomfort.The Chelsea medical staff decided to send the 32-year-old for surgery during the two-week international break and Lampard is now expected to be fit for their next match on September 11."For sure, Frank will be fit for the West Ham game," confirmed Ancelotti.

Ancelotti also dismissed reports Chelsea postponed Lampard's operation to ensure he did not miss any games for his club, the former AC Milan boss insisted it only became clear the England international needed to go under the knife after the 2-0 victory over Stoke.

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Transfer Window Closed !!! - Chelsea squad for 2010/2011 BPL

New Barclays Premier League rules mean every top-flight club has to declare a senior squad of up to 25 players from which they can select players between now and the re-opening of the transfer window in January.

Players who are under 21 at the turn of 2011 can play without being named in the squads.Eight of the 25 need to be 'homegrown', which means they must have been trained in England or Wales for three seasons before they turned 21.

Chelsea Boss,Carlo Ancelotti stuck to his word and didn`t enter the transfer market on transfer deadline day and the nineteen players, complete with squad numbers, are as follows:-

Blues Brothers:John Terry and Frank Lampard are among of four 'home-grown' players

Senior squad

1 Petr Cech

2 Branislav Ivanovic

3 Ashley Cole

5 Michael Essien

7 Ramires

8 Frank Lampard

10 Yossi Benayoun

11 Didier Drogba

12 Mikel

15 Florent Malouda

17 Jose Bosingwa

18 Yury Zhirkov

19 Paulo Ferreira

21 Salomon Kalou

22 Ross Turnbull 

26 John Terry

33 Alex

39 Nicolas Anelka

40 Henrique Hilario

Bright Future:Jeffrey Bruma,Gael Kakuta,Daniel Sturridge and Patrick van Aanholt are among Chelsea young players.

In addition to the named line-up, Ancelotti can call upon unlimited players aged 21 or under, with the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Jeffrey Bruma, Gael Kakuta, Patrick van Aanholt, Fabio Borini and Josh McEachran  at his disposal.

Latics complete signing of Chelsea striker Di Santo

Last minute deal:Fanco Di Santo is the latest Chelsea Player moving away from the Bridge

Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo has completed his move to Wigan Athletic on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. Wigan Athletic boss Roberto Martinez is pleased to have persuaded Chelsea striker Franco di Santo to join the Latics for an undisclosed transfer fee.The 21-year-old Argentinian has penned a three-year deal at the DW Stadium after spending last season on loan at Blackburn Rovers.

Martinez, told the club's official website: "Franco is an Under-20 international for Argentina with great Premier League experience having worked at a club with the calibre of players of Chelsea, and also spending a hugely beneficial year on loan at an established club like Blackburn Rovers."We all feel that Franco can fulfil his potential at our football club and he'll bring a completely different dimension to our squad with his presence, technical ability and hard work.

"We've been following Franco for a long time and, from his point of view, it's clear that he is desperate to play for Wigan Athletic and his desire and commitment is exactly the right attitude for our club."