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8-0 Blitz Seals Chelsea’s Title Triumph
Jonathan Wilson | May 10, 2010

Chelsea’s Ivorian striker Didier Drogba, center, celebrating scoring the fifth goal in Chelsea’s demolition of Wigan Athletic. AFP Photo/Carl De Souza Chelsea’s Ivorian striker Didier Drogba, center, celebrating scoring the fifth goal in Chelsea’s demolition of Wigan Athletic. AFP Photo/Carl De Souza
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London. Chelsea romped to the English Premier League title on Sunday as it beat Wigan Athletic 8-0. The victory, which included a hat-trick from Didier Drogba, meant Chelsea finished a point ahead of Manchester United, which beat Stoke City 4-0.

When Drogba headed in the fifth, it carried Chelsea to 100 goals for the season, the first time any side has reached the mark in the English top flight since 1963.

“It’s fantastic,” manager Carlo Ancelotti said. “I did my best for this club and so did the players.I found a fantastic atmosphere, and we deserve what we achieved in this championship. We are very happy.”

Captain John Terry said: “It’s been a hard three years not winning the Premier League, but it’s ours today and we deserve it.”
If Chelsea had any nerves, they disappeared after six minutes.

A Drogba free kick hit the wall, but as Frank Lampard returned the ball to the box, Florent Malouda, who was possibly offside, chested the ball down for Anelka to sweep in.

Wigan, fielding an unfamiliar three-at-the-back formation, began to dominate possession, but without ever really posing a threat, and the game was as good as ended as a contest after 32 minutes. Gary Caldwell was sent off for hauling down Lampard in the box, and Lampard rattled in his 22nd league goal of the season.

Drogba barely celebrated, apparently furious he hadn’t been given the chance to take the penalty to increase his chances as finishing as the league’s top scorer.

Kalou added a third nine minutes after halftime after a slick one-two with Lampard. Two minutes later, Anelka volleyed a magnificent fourth from Branislav Ivanovic’s cross. Drogba headed the fifth from a Lampard cross after 63 minutes, and then converted a penalty after Ashley Cole had been tripped five minutes later.

He completed his hat-trick with 10 minutes remaining, tapping in after Mike Pollitt had saved from Joe Cole.

That took his tally for the season to 29, making him the Premier League’s leading scorer, three clear of Wayne Rooney.

Ashley Cole volleyed in a Joe Cole cross in the final minute to give Chelsea their biggest league win of the season.

United did as much as they could, goals from Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs seeing them 2-0 up at halftime against Stoke. A Danny Higginbotham own-goal and a Park Ji-Sung header extended their lead to 4-0, but it was too little, too late.

Arsenal held on to third as Robin van Persie, Andrei Arshavin, a Chris Baird own-goal and Alberto Vela helped them to a 4-0 win over Fulham, while fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur squandered a 2-0 lead to lose 4-2 at relegated Burnley.

Manchester City retained fifth with a 1-1 draw at West Ham United, Aston Villa remained sixth despite a 1-0 defeat to Blackburn Rovers as Liverpool drew 0-0 draw with Hull City. Elsewhere, Bolton Wanderers beat Birmingham City 2-1, Everton beat Portsmouth 1-0 and Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Sunderland 2-1.



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