Chelsea not so happy off the park

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Goals from Hernan Crespo and Arjen Robben sealed a well-crafted victory at The Valley and left Chelsea on top of the league with six victories from six games so far - comfortably ahead of stuttering title rivals Arsenal and Manchester United.

Some of the signs for any would-be pretenders to Chelsea’s crown were ominous, to say the least. Whereas in previous matches the champions have looked half-hearted, in this game things really began to click into place.