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Premier League
Game 24: Wednesday 30 January 2002
Chelsea 2 - 0 Leeds United
(Half-time: 2 - 0)
Crowd: 40614
Referee: M Halsey (Welwyn Garden City)
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Chelsea's feet of clay were less in evidence than the leaden
boots worn by Leeds here last night. A revived performance brought
Claudio Ranieri's team the win they needed to keep in touch with
the leading pack but the mood of David O'Leary's players was
distinctly flat.
Perhaps Leeds are suffering from the post-Cardiff blues. Since
losing that riot of a third round FA Cup tie at Ninian Park they
have taken one point from three Premiership games.
Chelsea managed to restore something of the form which in their
previous league fixture had brought them a 5-1 win against West
Ham. In between times they had seen their slender first-leg lead in
the Worthington Cup semi-finals rudely overturned by a similar
score at Tottenham, with West Ham returning here to take them to a
replay in the FA Cup, but last night their football was confident,
composed and tactically disciplined throughout.
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