Blues hit Sunderland for seven
Posted Sunday, January 17, 2010 by PA
Chelsea thrashed sorry Sunderland 7-2 at Stamford Bridge to maintain their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League.
Two goals from Nicolas Anelka and Frank Lampard plus others from Florent Malouda, Ashley Cole and Michael Ballack completed a superb afternoon for Carlo Ancelotti's side.
Sunderland scored consolation goals through substitute Bolo Zenden and Darren Bent but Steve Bruce's side have now failed to win for eight games.
In the 22nd minute the leaders were 3-0 up when John Terry's lofted ball from the back found Ashley Cole sprinting into the penalty area and the left-back dummied Lorik Cana before dinking the ball over Fulop.
10 minutes later, Anelka got clear of the Sunderland defence yet again but this time Fulop's knees prevented him scoring. But it mattered little as Chelsea made it 4-0 two minutes later. Anelka fed Cole and his cross was volleyed home from six yards by Lampard.
Both Coles and Ballack went close in the closing stages of the first half, and captain Terry and Cole were replaced at half-time by Alex and Yury Zhirkov.
It was 5-0 in the 52nd minute when a cross from Joe Cole was headed home from six yards by the unmarked Ballack.
Sunderland netted in the 56th minute when substitute Zenden fired home from the edge of the penalty area.
But Chelsea's sixth arrived in the 64th minute when Zhirkov's cross was punched straight to Anelka by Fulop and the Chelsea striker slotted into an empty net from the edge of the area.
It was 7-1 in the 89th minute when Lampard headed home Anelka's cross, before Bent scored from close range right at the end for Sunderland.
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