London:
Chelsea scored three goals in seven minutes to secure a 3-0 home victory over Burnley on Saturday and make it four wins from its first four Premier League games.
Starting the game level on points with Tottenham at the top of the standings, Carlo Ancelotti's team now has 12 points, with Spurs hoping to keep pace with the Blues by beating Birmingham at home later on Saturday.
"I am very happy not just because of the result but because of the play of the team," said Ancelotti, who is in his first season in English football after moving from AC Milan. "I am very proud to train this team because they have a lot of quality."
After Martin Paterson had missed a great chance for Burnley at Stamford Bridge, firing wide of the post while unmarked, Nicolas Anelka gave Chelsea the lead in first half injury time when he turned home a cross from strike partner Didier Drogba.
Michael Ballack headed home a cross from Frank Lampard in the 48th minute and Ashley Cole swapped passes with Lampard and drove a shot into the roof of the net in the 52nd.
"It's my third season (at Chelsea) now and for me we are getting more and more like a family and the spirit is better than I have ever seen here," said Cole, whose team finished third behind Manchester United and Liverpool last season. "We are hungry to win, we didn't like losing last season and hopefully this season can be our year."
Also Saturday, it's: Blackburn vs. West Ham; Bolton vs. Liverpool; Manchester United vs. Arsenal; Stoke vs. Sunderland; and Wolverhampton vs. Hull.
On Sunday, it's: Aston Villa vs. Fulham; Everton vs. Wigan; and Portsmouth vs. Manchester City.
Starting the game level on points with Tottenham at the top of the standings, Carlo Ancelotti's team now has 12 points, with Spurs hoping to keep pace with the Blues by beating Birmingham at home later on Saturday.
"I am very happy not just because of the result but because of the play of the team," said Ancelotti, who is in his first season in English football after moving from AC Milan. "I am very proud to train this team because they have a lot of quality."
After Martin Paterson had missed a great chance for Burnley at Stamford Bridge, firing wide of the post while unmarked, Nicolas Anelka gave Chelsea the lead in first half injury time when he turned home a cross from strike partner Didier Drogba.
Michael Ballack headed home a cross from Frank Lampard in the 48th minute and Ashley Cole swapped passes with Lampard and drove a shot into the roof of the net in the 52nd.
"It's my third season (at Chelsea) now and for me we are getting more and more like a family and the spirit is better than I have ever seen here," said Cole, whose team finished third behind Manchester United and Liverpool last season. "We are hungry to win, we didn't like losing last season and hopefully this season can be our year."
Also Saturday, it's: Blackburn vs. West Ham; Bolton vs. Liverpool; Manchester United vs. Arsenal; Stoke vs. Sunderland; and Wolverhampton vs. Hull.
On Sunday, it's: Aston Villa vs. Fulham; Everton vs. Wigan; and Portsmouth vs. Manchester City.
