Premier League Title Betting: Just two horses left in this race after Arsenal crash at Stamford Bridge

Premier League / Joe Dyer / 07 February 2010 / Leave a Comment

Didier Drogba's double almost certainly ended Arsenal's title dreams

"Defeat at Stamford Bridge almost certainly ends Arsenal's title challenge - the Emirates outfit are now nine points behind Chelsea and can be backed at [23.0] to lift the title. The battle for the Premier League trophy now looks like a two-horse race between the Blues ([1.75]) and Manchester United ([2.64])."

Drogba continues his one-man assault on Arsenal to end the Gunners' title challenge

A Didier Drogba-inspired Chelsea swatted Arsenal aside at Stamford Bridge this afternoon to reclaim leadership of the Premier League.

The Ivory Coast striker smashed a pair of first-half goals past Manuel Almunia to carry his side to a 2-0 win.

The defeat almost certainly ends Arsenal's title challenge - the Emirates outfit are now nine points behind Chelsea and can be backed at [23.0] to lift the title. The battle for the Premier League trophy now looks like a two-horse race between the Blues ([1.75]) and Manchester United ([2.64]).

Earlier in the day Birmingham took the honours in the West Midlands derby with a come-from-behind win over Wolves.

Their relegation-threatened rivals took a first half lead through Kevin Doyle but were rocked by a pair of goals in the last ten minutes. The Blues were matched at an in-running high of [32.0] to win the game with Mick McCarthy's men touching [1.3] on the exchange.