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Sunday 24th August
Premier League: Wigan Athletic 0 - 1 Chelsea
Match reports
Daily Telegraph, Henry Winter: "For Chelsea followers, it was just like watching Germany rather than Brazil this week. After their silky opening-day vanquishing of Portsmouth, Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side showed their steely trait, grinding out victory to frustrate lively opponents in Wigan Athletic."
Sunday 17th August
Premier League: Chelsea 4 - 0 Portsmouth
Match reports
Daily Telegraph, Oliver Brown: "It was an afternoon when each simmering sub-plot of Chelsea's summer came to a satisfying resolution. Deco answered all doubts about his age and pace by terrorising Portsmouth's centre-halves, then providing a stunning goal. Scolari delivered on his promise to inject some flair by devising a tactical scheme full of verve and enterprise. Even Frank Lampard was in on the act, dispatching an easy penalty."
Wednesday 13th August
Lampard signs new contract
Frank Lampard has signed a new five-year deal which will keep him at the club until 2013.
Lampard's contract was due to expire at the end of the 2008/09 season and he had been the subject of much speculation as Jose Mourinho attempted to lure him to Inter Milan. Chelsea rejected at least one bid from the Serie A side, thought to be in the region of £9m.
While a four-year deal had been on the table for some time, Lampard held out for a longer-term contract and the club eventually agreed to give him an extra year.
"I'm personally very happy and I hope I've made the Chelsea fans happy," Lampard told Chelsea TV, where news of the deal was announced in a 'world exclusive'.
I remember Micky being the most solid defender. He was like a rock. What I remember was him just heading the ball, a lot, and he wouldn't have to leave the ground.
