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Roman Abramovich was laughing like a granny at a Peter Kay gig. He had just seen Chelsea hammer Portsmouth 4-0.

At the bottom of the pile, in dismal 1,833rd place, is Fareham - the small town on the north-west tip of Portsmouth harbour, plagued with high crime and unemployment. It is followed by Middlesbrough and two Birmingham postcodes, both in the Edgbaston....

In contrast Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Chelsea strolled to a 4-0 home win over Portsmouth with Joe Cole, Nicoals Anelka, Frank Lampard (penalty) and new signing Deco on target.

Yesterday's result against Portsmouth saw the Blues achieve a perfect start in the 2008/09 season and our 83rd league win at Stamford Bridge.

On Sky's Sunday Supplement, there were further mentions of Torres being left out of two games last season; using the games as examples, when in fact they were the only examples. Without irony, the journalists also admitted & 145;well, he can't play e....

berbatov is a quality player we need to buy him he will be the perfect signing for us,,speacially for the next few games with ronaldo out carrick nd some others we need to buy him before we play portsmouth,, if he joins united he will get atleast 20 ....

Pedro Mendes displayed the sort of quality you expect from a 3 million recruit and disarmed the simmering anger of Rangers supporters. The new signing from Portsmouth received a standing ovation from 48,000 new fans at the end after Walter Smith's t....

As a former manager of Brazil, Luiz Felipe Scolari will be used to steamrollering the occasional opponent but it would be fair to say that even a French Guyana team in the midst of an injury-crisis and struggling with self-esteem issues would have pu....

They defeated Portsmouth in the meaningless Community Shield but, this time, when it really mattered, there were no penalties. United had to rely on open play and, worryingly for them, were found lacking. It's a problem Ferguson said needed to be add....

Carlos Tevez missed the Newcastle encounter after the death of an uncle, but will return for the next match against Portsmouth. Ferguson will also have a fitter Wayne Rooney at his disposal following his recent virus. That news is one of the few posi....

Portsmouth, with Younes Kaboul's deployment in central midfield hard to understand, were bystanders as the ball was pinged about between the blue shirts. It left Peter Crouch - who has had better weekends - and Jermain Defoe isolated and frustrated. ....

'Carlos Tevez will be back for the Portsmouth game next week. Anderson is due back from the Olympics by the time we play Liverpool and Chelsea and Wayne Rooney will be more effective for playing 90 minutes against Newcastle.

Frank Lampard insists there is more to come from Chelsea this season following yesterday's victory over Portsmouth that got Luiz Felipe Scolari's reign off to a flying start.

For the second Sunday in a row Manchester United showed why they need to recruit a top striker , as their manager Sir Alex Ferguson put it in his programme notes, but, unlike last weekend, they didn't get away with it. They defeated Portsmouth in th....

This is the sort of boredom they have been crying out for at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea were much too clever and effective for the opposition, ensuring that the uninteresting second half was just a statutory requirement. Even then there was still a twi....

Luiz Felipe Scolari's initial reaction was one of surprise at the fluidity and cohesion displayed by his Chelsea side as they dismantled Portsmouth so ruthlessly to kick-start his reign in west London. However, it did not take long for the perfection....

Chelsea 4 Portsmouth 0: Scolari's 'beautiful game' brings joy to Chelsea - Premier League, Football - The Independent

Scolari puts down a marker of Chelsea's intent as Portsmouth are put to the sword

“No one can disagree with me wanting to follow my dream,” remarked the Bulgarian yesterday. Similarly, no one can disagree that Sir Alex Ferguson’s side need another attacking option. Chelsea’s evisceration of Portsmouth prove....

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari lays down an expansive rhythm against Portsmouth - Football - Telegraph