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September 21, 2010, Tuesday
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FLORENT Malouda scored twice as Chelsea cruised to a 4-0 victory over Blackpool on Sunday, maintaining the champion's perfect start to the Premier League season.
Salomon Kalou put Chelsea ahead after just two minutes, tapping home Didier Drogba's corner at the far post.
Malouda grabbed his first goal from close range in the 12th and scored again just before half time after Drogba had netted on the half-hour with a deflected strike.
Malouda believed the win should have been more emphatic, with Chelsea failing to score in the second half.
"We can be more efficient," Malouda said. "It was not easy at the beginning but it's a real pleasure when we play like that.
Chelsea has a four-point lead at the top of the standings over Arsenal and Manchester United. The Blues have now scored 21 goals in the Premier League and conceded only one.
The first goal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday came when Drogba's corner was flicked on by Branislav Ivanovic and Kalou supplied the finish at the far post.
It was the Ivory Coast striker's fourth league goal of the season. Michael Essien almost made it two in the 7th but the midfielder's 20-meter shot was too high.
Chelsea doubled its lead when Kalou put fellow Ivory Coast international Drogba clear of the Blackpool defense. Instead of having a shot himself, Drogba chose to cross for the unmarked Malouda to fire home.
Ivanovic almost made it 3-0 seconds later but his header from Malouda's corner fell just wide of the upright.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech was forced into his first save of the game in the 16th when he tipped a shot from Alex Baptiste around the post.
Chelsea's third goal came when Ashley Cole fed Drogba, whose shot on the turn was deflected past Matthew Gilks - his fifth goal of the season. In the 38th minute another Chelsea attack almost brought yet another goal. Paulo Ferreira headed the ball into space for Kalou to collect but his cross was smashed wide by Malouda.
Another simple Chelsea move sliced Blackpool open in the 41st to make it 4-0. Drogba's ball over the top to Kalou was perfect and he crossed for Malouda to fire into the bottom corner.
In Wigan, Argentina striker Carlos Tevez scored one goal and made the other as Manchester City exploited defensive errors to beat Wigan 2-0.
Tevez pounced on Mohamed Diame's backward-header to put City in front in the 43rd minute and then set up Yaya Toure to score his first goal for the club in the second half after Maynor Figueroa's poor headed clearance.
"We never took any risks and we didn't let Wigan create any chances," City manager Roberto Mancini said.
"We played very well in second half."
After five matches City is fourth in the standings with eight points, while Wigan is in the relegation zone with half as many points.
"We created Manchester City's best chances," Wigan manager Roberto Martinez said.
"You cannot give these sort of goals away and we really let ourselves down. If you look at today's performance I don't think we looked solid and from time to time we let our supporters down."
Salomon Kalou put Chelsea ahead after just two minutes, tapping home Didier Drogba's corner at the far post.
Malouda grabbed his first goal from close range in the 12th and scored again just before half time after Drogba had netted on the half-hour with a deflected strike.
Malouda believed the win should have been more emphatic, with Chelsea failing to score in the second half.
"We can be more efficient," Malouda said. "It was not easy at the beginning but it's a real pleasure when we play like that.
Chelsea has a four-point lead at the top of the standings over Arsenal and Manchester United. The Blues have now scored 21 goals in the Premier League and conceded only one.
The first goal at Stamford Bridge on Sunday came when Drogba's corner was flicked on by Branislav Ivanovic and Kalou supplied the finish at the far post.
It was the Ivory Coast striker's fourth league goal of the season. Michael Essien almost made it two in the 7th but the midfielder's 20-meter shot was too high.
Chelsea doubled its lead when Kalou put fellow Ivory Coast international Drogba clear of the Blackpool defense. Instead of having a shot himself, Drogba chose to cross for the unmarked Malouda to fire home.
Ivanovic almost made it 3-0 seconds later but his header from Malouda's corner fell just wide of the upright.
Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech was forced into his first save of the game in the 16th when he tipped a shot from Alex Baptiste around the post.
Chelsea's third goal came when Ashley Cole fed Drogba, whose shot on the turn was deflected past Matthew Gilks - his fifth goal of the season. In the 38th minute another Chelsea attack almost brought yet another goal. Paulo Ferreira headed the ball into space for Kalou to collect but his cross was smashed wide by Malouda.
Another simple Chelsea move sliced Blackpool open in the 41st to make it 4-0. Drogba's ball over the top to Kalou was perfect and he crossed for Malouda to fire into the bottom corner.
In Wigan, Argentina striker Carlos Tevez scored one goal and made the other as Manchester City exploited defensive errors to beat Wigan 2-0.
Tevez pounced on Mohamed Diame's backward-header to put City in front in the 43rd minute and then set up Yaya Toure to score his first goal for the club in the second half after Maynor Figueroa's poor headed clearance.
"We never took any risks and we didn't let Wigan create any chances," City manager Roberto Mancini said.
"We played very well in second half."
After five matches City is fourth in the standings with eight points, while Wigan is in the relegation zone with half as many points.
"We created Manchester City's best chances," Wigan manager Roberto Martinez said.
"You cannot give these sort of goals away and we really let ourselves down. If you look at today's performance I don't think we looked solid and from time to time we let our supporters down."
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