Fifth Official: Hughes bites the bullet

The Fifth Official rounds-up the action after a weekend full of shocks in England.

West Ham 1-1 Chelsea: A tale of two spot kicks

Frank Lampard showed the nerve which has made him one of England's finest players to rescue a point which takes Chelsea four points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League at Christmas.

West Ham United v Chelsea: Preview

...at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.Ricardo Carvalho is expected to replace Alex in defence while Joe Cole will come in for Deco. Jose Bosingwa (knee) and Michael Essien (hamstring) are sidelined.Chelsea midfielder...

Chelsea 2-1 Portsmouth: Lampard spares blushes

A second-half penalty from Frank Lampard spared Chelsea's blushes as bottom club Portsmouth threatened to further undermine their title ambitions.

Too good to go down?

Norman Hubbard looks at the long history of teams that were "too good to go down".

Joe Cole has no interest in Bosman transfer

Joe Cole insists he has no interest in joining any other club despite approaching the final six months of his Chelsea contract.

Chelsea 2-2 Apoel Nicosia: Mixed night for Essien

...have been forgiven for taking it easy.But the expected response was not long in arriving. Joe Cole had a header cruelly ruled out for offside in the 11th minute but Essien restored parity...

City set a marker for success

Richard Jolly was at Eastlands to see Chelsea fall to the new force in the League.

Blackburn 3-3 Chelsea: Rovers prevail on penalties

Blackburn had keeper Paul Robinson to thank for two penalty saves that sent them into the Carling Cup semi-finals at Chelsea's expense.

Arsenal 0-3 Chelsea

...the break and were somewhat unfortunate to see Drogba's run clear onto a pass from Joe Cole halted by an offside flag.Nicolas Anelka, whose big break came at Arsenal, then went down...

Joe Cole's guile and skill are returning and were too much for Wolves, says Kevin Palmer

Joe Cole capped a good performance with a goal

Cole goal the next step in road to recovery

Joe Cole's guile and skill are returning and were too much for Wolves, says Kevin Palmer.

Chelsea 4-0 Wolves: Blues cruise clear at the top

Chelsea opened up an eight-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of woeful Wolves at Stamford Bridge

Premier League: Bent sinks Gunners, Blues cruise

Darren Bent did not need a beach-ball this time but Sunderland claimed another big scalp with a 1-0 defeat of Arsenal at the Stadium of Light.