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Chelsea 3-1 Fulham
Match Reports, 17:07, May 2, 2009 ,
Chelsea cruised past Fulham courtesy of goals from Nicoals Anelka, Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba.
The Blues opened the scoring after just two minutes, Anelka arriving late in the area to slide the ball home following good work from Drogba and Malouda.
Fulham were back on level terms two minutes later, Erik Nevland finding the back of the with a low shot past Petr Cech from an acute angle, despite the Chelsea keeper getting a hand to the ball.
The home side re-established their lead on 10 minutes, Malouda and Drogba combining well again before Malouda fired home with a left-foot strike.
Guus Hiddink's side made sure of the three points nine minutes after the break. Anelka and Drogba showed good understanding once more, Drogba applying the finishing touches when he coolly slotted the ball past Mark Schwarzer to claim Chelsea's third.
The victory keeps Chelsea six points ahead of Arsenal in third place, and level on points with second-placed Liverpool who play Newcastle on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the result damages Fulham's hopes of qualifying for Europe with Manchester City and West Ham both picking up maximum points.