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The difference between the top two in the EPL is just one point and both Manchester United and Chelsea are trying to win all the matches in order to keep the pressure on the other side. Chelsea trashed Stoke City with a comprehensive 7-1 win at Stamford Bridge. For Chelsea, Frank Lampard was simply superb. He played in a deeper role than normal. He had big roles to play in two goals, one of which was a penalty and showed how to keep your head calm during such high pressure games. Didier Drogba, Chelsea’s talisman striker was another amazing player for the Blues. He controlled the ball magnificently and really deserved a goal in the game. Salomon Kalou too was involved heavily in the game from the beginning and was stellar when in the box. He scored a hat trick in this game and showed fine persistence through out the match. Stoke City’s performance was lackluster. The only exception was Ricardo Fuller who gave Ivanovic nightmares a couple of times in the first half. Dave Kitson was substituted in the latter part of the game and he made no efforts to hide his displeasure. But the managers decision was justified considering he was anonymous for most of the game.

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