Chelsea Vs Stoke City: 7-0 Chelsea back on top of the premiership

Chelsea are back on top of the Barclays Premiership league table after Manchester United replaced them for just 24 hours on extra games before Chelsea hammered Stoke City 7-0 to go back on track to be the league champions.

The man of the match for Chelsea was Salomon Kalou, who scored a hat-trick but please to not down play the wrest of the Chelsea outfit.

Frank Lampard managed to score twice including one from the penalty spot, while Sturridge and Malouda were able to put two late goals on the 87th and 89th minute respectively.

This was the third time Chelsea have scored seven goals in a single game in the Barclays Premiership with the first being against Sunderland on the 16th of January, with the game finishing 7-2 and the second being on the 27th of March not one month ago where they frashed Aston Villa 7-1.

Another very important note was that non of the West London sides main strikers scored during the game. Both Anelka and Drogba failed to go on the score sheet. Also another impressive feet from the blues is that they have scored 93 times this season including 28 goals in their last eight games.

However all of Chelsea’s efforts may be in vain with just two games till the end of the season Chelsea will face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday May 2nd and then Wigan at Stanford Bridge on Sunday 9th May.

Manchester United who are on 79 points just one point behind Chelsea will face Sunderland away on May 2nd and then Stoke City at Old Trafford on Sunday 9th May.

With Chelsea facing Liverpool at Anfield this Sunday, all of the West London sides hopes lie in just 90 minutes of a game looking to turn into a war with past history with both sides including bitter Champions League clashes between two of English powers super powers.

Though Liverpool’s chances of a championship is long gone, the Merseyside team cannot afford any more hiccups as all dreams of a Champions League position for next season will be forgotten with Tottenham on 64 pts, Aston Villa on 64 pts, Manchester City on 63 pts and Liverpool on 62 pts.

Current Premiership League Standings