Mikel Obi Brings Chelsea To Summit

[Folami David]

John Obi Mikel's first English Premier League goal helped end Chelsea's run of four winless games as they beat west London rivals Fulham 2-0 on Saturday.
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Mikel struck six minutes from fulltime against Fulham with a close-range half-volley after Oscar had opened the scoring early in the second half at Stamford Bridge.
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The three points took Jose Mourinho's team to the top of the table, after a testing period in which they lost to Bayern Munich in the Uefa Super Cup final and were beaten by Everton and Basle.
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Mourinho made a big statement with his team selection, with Juan Mata and David Luiz left out of the matchday squad altogether.
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Fulham, with three ex-Chelsea players in their midfield – Scott Parker, Damien Duff and Steve Sidwell – had the best of the early chances.
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Duff made ground on the right flank and when the ball broke to Alex Kacaniklic, he crossed for Sidwell to head just over the crossbar.
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Darren Bent had a clearer opportunity when Pajtim Kasami played him clean through on goal, but his tame shot enabled goalkeeper Petr Cech to make a comfortable save.
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Chelsea had an early chance through Samuel Eto'o, who volleyed over from close range as he stretched for Branislav Ivanovic's cross. The Cameroon striker also had an effort deflected wide.

[Shola Sholaz]

I'm happy for him. Scoring his first premier league goal is a big achievement!