Chelsea eased the pressure on beleaguered boss Andre Villas-Boas as the Blues gave a clinical display to beat Newcastle 3-0.
Villas-Boas has come under fire in recent weeks following a miserable run of results, but the Portuguese was able to silence critics after goals from Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Daniel Sturridge lifted his team to a much-needed victory.
Chelsea were fortunate not to be reduced to 10 men in the fourth minute when David Luiz hauled down Demba Ba. Luiz was clearly the last defender but the referee decided to book the Brazilian rather than send him off.
Chelsea took the lead when Drogba struck with a header from Juan Mata's cross in the 38th minute. Substitute Kalou's 88th minute strike and a cool shot from Sturridge in stoppage time secured a convincing win for Chelsea.
Drogba admitted that the win has eased the pressure on the team.
"We were going through a bad time so it was difficult to come here, but we had a good match," Drogba told Sky Sports.
Meanwhile, the football club confirmed that it has accepted transfer requests from French striker Nicolas Anelka and defender Alex.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 4th, 2011.
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Pakistanis in general like Chelsea FC because this team is so similar to Pakistan cricket team (minus the fixing). Players revolt against manager/ coach happens every two years or so resulting in the sacking of the manager. Yet they are a bunch of very talented players and a delight to watch when in full flow.