It didn’t look like it was going to be Florent Malouda’s day.
A strong contender for miss of the season was followed by an effort that drew a world-class save from Stoke City’s Asmir Begovic, but the French winger stuck to his task, and his late, close-range finish from a Joe Cole cross was his reward.
It was Chelsea’s seventh goal of a sunny west London afternoon, the third time they have achieved such a feat this season and their 93rd Premier League goal of the campaign. To put that into context, Liverpool were the top scorers last season with 77, while Manchester United won the league with 68 goals, the same as the third-placed Blues and Arsenal in fourth.
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