London: Chelsea’s flying start to the season continued Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Burnley at Stamford Bridge to put them top of the Premier League.
Nicolas Anelka opened the scoring just before halftime and goals early in the second half from Michael Ballack and Ashley Cole rewarded some slick play from Carlo Ancelotti’s team.
Chelsea have won their opening four games of the season, carrying on their form at the back of last season under Guus Hiddink when they ended with five consecutive league wins.
Tottenham Hotspur can join Chelsea on 12 points from four games later when they host Birmingham City at White Hart Lane while champions Manchester United and Arsenal meet at Old Trafford in an early evening kick-off.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 21:40