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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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