Chelsea continue to rule EPL with 2-0 win over Stoke; Arsenal march on; Spurs shocked
Chelsea continue to rule EPL with 2-0 win over Stoke; Arsenal march on; Spurs shocked
Chelsea maintained their superb start to the season with a 2-0 win over Stoke on Saturday that kept the EPL champions on top of the table.
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Florent Malouda struck in the first half and Didier Drogba converted a late penalty to extend Chelsea's 100 percent start.
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| Chelsea's Didier Drogba scores from the penalty spot against Stoke City during an EPL tie at Stamford Bridge in London on Saturday. pic/getty images |
France winger Malouda opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a fine strike from John Terry's pass.
In the second half, Ivory Coast striker Drogba drove home a 77th minute spot-kick after Sorensen fouled Nicolas Anelka.
Wigan shock Spurs
Tottenham crashed back down to earth after their European exploits as Hugo Rodallega gave Wigan a shock 1-0 win at White Hart Lane.
Harry Redknapp's team had qualified for the main draw of the Champions League for the first time in nearly 50 years thanks to their midweek win over Young Boys. But they seemed to be suffering a hangover from that result as Rodallega fired home a deflected effort from Hendry Thomas' pass in the 80th minute to seal the points. It was Wigan's first goal of the season after two successive heavy defeats and went some way to avenging last season's 9-1 defeat in the corresponding fixture.
Gunners 2-1 victors
Earlier, Andrei Arshavin's second-half winner gave Arsenal a 2-1 victory at Blackburn. Theo Walcott had put Arsenal ahead in the 20th minute with a low finish.
Mame Diouf, on loan from Manchester United, equalised for Blackburn seven minutes later after El Hadji Diouf out-paced new Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny. But Arshavin struck (51st min) to seal the tie.
EPL results
Blackburn 1-2 Arsenal
Blackpool 2-2 Fulham
Chelsea 2-0 Stoke City
Tottenham 0-1 Wigan
W'hampton 1-1 Newcastle
Man United 3-0 West Ham
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