A Nicolas Anelka brace fired Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers on Sunday.
Liverpool overtook Luiz Felipe Scolari's side at the summit on Saturday, but the Blues regained the advantage on goal difference with three points in the North West.
At a rain-soaked Ewood Park, Chelsea dominated an engaging first half and were unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty in the opening minutes as Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson caused Anelka to fall inside the 18-yard area.
However, justice was done on 39 minutes when Scolari - who was celebrating his 60th birthday - saw his team take the lead as Anelka deflected a Jose Bosingwa effort past Robinson.
Despite the torrential downpour of the first 45 minutes, conditions were deemed acceptable to continue and home manager Paul Ince clearly demanded an improved performance from his men during the interval.
Rovers raised their game, but Anelka netted his 10th league goal of the season in cute fashion with 22 minutes remaining to ease Chelsea to victory.
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