John Terry was the hero of a tight and toughly-contested match at Stamford Bridge, the captain's second-half header from a free-kick dividing the teams.

The first draw of the season is enough for Chelsea to make the next stage of the Champions League, Didier Drogba scoring twice on the night.

Chelsea eased to a 4-0 win with a superb display against 10-man Bolton on Saturday afternoon.

The team may have been much changed, but the result remains the same. A tenth successive victory at Stamford Bridge has put Chelsea into the quarter-finals.

Chelsea returned to full working of order as two goals for Lampard and one each for Essien and Drogba added an own-goal start.

The Blues stand on the verge of qualification thanks to a Salomon Kalou brace, followed by Frank Lampard's first goal in 11 games and a late own-goal.

Chelsea succumbed to a second away league defeat in succession on a frustrating afternoon at Villa Park.

A Gallic double act of Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda gave Chelsea victory in the first big one of the season.

Nicolas Anelka's goals continue to drive Chelsea on in the Champions League but the performance was not one to remove concerns after the Wigan defeat.

Didier Drogba scored his 100th Chelsea goal but the winning run ended in a game in which Petr Cech was sent-off six minutes after half-time.

As in the FA Cup meeting between the clubs in January 2008, a single goal was enough for a narrow but deserved Chelsea win.

Chelsea cruised to a club record 11th straight league win after an entertaining London derby at Stamford Bridge.

Nicolas Anelka's first European goal since last November divided the sides in a game whose balanced shifted after the goal.

It took an injury-time winner from Florent Malouda to maintain Chelsea's 100 per cent Premier League record after coming from behind at Stoke.