West Ham Utd. 0 Chelsea 1

Chelsea warmed up for their Champions League clash against Barcelona with a 1-0 victory over West Ham courtesy of Salomon Kalou's winner and Petr Cech's penalty save.
Kalou struck in the 55th minute at Upton Park but it needed Cech to save Mark Noble's penalty to keep the Blues ahead and send them into European action in high spirits.
The celebrations for Kalou's goal were marred by objects being thrown in the direction of Frank Lampard and John Terry, although that is hardly likely to affect a Chelsea team that is focused on ending its season with silverware.
They started the weekend six points behind Premier League leader Manchester United and Guus Hiddink, in charge until the end of the season, has given up hope of catching up.
With that in mind, this match served to tee-up their clash at the Nou Camp on Tuesday, with Didier Drogba, Michael Essien and Michael Ballack on the bench.
Ashley Cole was also among the substitutes and, as he was suspended for the Barca clash, Jose Bosingwa was given a dry run in the position ahead of facing Lionel Messi. Luis Boa Morte was his sparring partner three days before the heavyweight clash in Spain.
There were reunions in the dug-out and on the pitch, with Hammers manager Gianfranco Zola and assistant Steve Clarke facing their former club.
Both were poised to announce long-term deals at West Ham following a successful first season together, with West Ham still in the hunt for a place in the Europa League despite this defeat.
For the visitors, midfielder Lampard was given his usual hostile welcome from West Ham fans who are still bitter after he left in 2001, while Terry was not spared either.
England's captain spent five years at the Hammers' academy before joining Chelsea as a 14-year-old, and there were poisonous chants from the home fans towards the centre-back.
It was Lampard who created the first chance, in the 16th minute, when he slid the ball through to Florent Malouda - but the Frenchman dragged his shot wide after racing through.
Kieron Dyer, making his first start since August 2007, should have given the hosts a lead shortly after but he shot tamely at Cech after Diego Tristan had split the Chelsea defence.
Lampard, with jeers ringing in his ears, had a few sighters on Robert Green's goal. One volley flashed wide, a second went straight at the West Ham goalkeeper and Noble bravely blocked another.
Chelsea was applying pressure but almost fell behind just before the break. John Mikel Obi was needed to clear off the line when Tristan prodded towards goal after Noble's corner was nodded down by Matthew Upson and Cech was out of position.
After that scare, the visitors were ahead 10 minutes after the restart.
Lampard wriggled to the byline down the left and floated a cross to the far post, where Kalou took one touch before planting his finish into the empty net for his ninth of the season.
Lampard and Terry celebrated in front of the Bobby Moore Stand and missiles were thrown towards them from the crowd, an incident the Football Association could now look at.
Bosingwa was given a breather just before the hour mark, with Cole coming on at left-back, while Zola's response to falling behind was replacing Dyer and David di Michele with Freddie Sears and Radoslav Kovac.
Nicolas Anelka should have doubled the lead when Juliano Belletti sent him through after Upson slipped, with Green rushing out to block the finish. Cole then shaved the crossbar after exchanging passes with Malouda.
The Hammers were given their penalty 20 minutes from full-time when Herita Illunga's shirt was pulled by Kalou.
Noble's penalty was struck well but Cech leapt to his left and tipped away the effort.

That was the closest the Hammers got to an equaliser as Chelsea held on for a confidence boosting win before going to the Nou Camp.

Chelsea 0 Everton 0

Battling Everton killed off Chelsea's lingering title ambitions with a hard-fought goalless draw at Stamford Bridge.
The result leaves Guus Hiddink's side three points behind second-placed Liverpool and six adrift of leaders Manchester United, who beat Portsmouth at Old Trafford and also have a game in hand.
The game, a dress rehearsal for May's FA Cup final, was dominated by both goalkeepers.
Chelsea's Petr Cech and Everton's Tim Howard took the plaudits on a night when both sides failed to make the most of their chances.
Chelsea's Cech was the first goalkeeper forced into action when a left-wing cross from Joleon Lescott was glanced into the arms of the Czech Republic international by Jo in the second minute.
Cech came to Chelsea's rescue in the sixth minute when Tim Cahill put Jo through with a neat pass but the Everton striker was unable to beat the home goalkeeper who kept out his shot at point-blank range.
Moments later Chelsea responded with a long-range effort from Michael Ballack smothered by Howard who dived low to his left to ensure the ball did not creep inside the post.
Everton captain Phil Neville was shown the yellow card for a foul on Didier Drogba in the 13th minute.
Three minutes later Lampard, playing his 50th game of the season, sent a 25-yard shot just over Howard's crossbar.
Michael Essien tried to go one better than Lampard in the 19th minute but his effort was well off target.
Chelsea were now dominating the game but Everton still had their moments.
In the 22nd minute Steven Pienaar tried to curl a 25-yard shot into the top corner but unfortunately his accuracy let him down and the ball went the wrong side of Cech's left-hand upright.
Cech then had to back-pedal frantically to ensure that a long-range free-kick from Leighton Baines did not creep in underneath the crossbar.
But Everton's spell of pressure was curbed when Joseph Yobo had to intercept a Lampard pass to keep out the lurking Drogba.
Chelsea continued to press for an opening goal but Everton's defence remained resolute.
Indeed, the Toffees almost opened the scoring themselves in the 33rd minute when Jo broke down the left-flank and crossed low for Cahill.
The Australian midfielder turned cleverly before drilling a low shot towards the bottom corner of the net.
But for the third time in the game, Chelsea goalkeeper Cech pulled off a superb save to deny Everton the lead.
Cech's performance was outstanding and in complete contrast with his recent displays.
The Czech Republic international had been suffering something of a confidence crisis after conceding eight goals in Chelsea's previous three games.
But a lightning counter-attack from Chelsea in the 42nd minute almost brought reward for the home side.
Nicolas Anelka led the charge as he burst down the right flank but with Florent Malouda completely unmarked in the penalty area, the France international's cross was easily intercepted by Howard.
Two minutes before the break Cech raced out of his goal to beat Leighton Baines to the ball as Everton threatened to open-up the home side once more.
Cech rescued Chelsea again two minutes after the interval when a cross from Leon Osman was met by the head of Cahill.
The Everton midfielder's glancing effort was well held by Cech who was looking unbeatable in the home goal.
The Toffees continued to press forward but Pienaar was again off target when he tried his luck from 25-yards.

The Blues managed to wrestle back the initiative from the visitors but despite some intricate approach play, there was little invention in their attack.
The best they could muster was a clever flick from Drogba that set Anelka racing into the penalty area but his shot flew across the six-yard box without troubling Howard.
Chelsea made a double change on the hour when Essien was replaced by John Mikel Obi and Anelka made way for Salomon Kalou.
A minute later John Terry almost broke the deadlock for the home side when he let fly from fully 30 yards only for Howard to leap spectacularly to his left to deny the captain an opening goal.
Kalou then squandered a clear opportunity when he fired high over the bar from a corner by Malouda.
Jo wasted a chance to pinch the points for Everton when he fired high and wide from 18-yards in the 73rd minute.
Chelsea's Kalou was wasteful again when he headed a cross from Malouda over the bar from six yards.
Everton goalkeeper Howard then saved superbly to deny Kalou in the 79th minute after Lampard's corner found him unmarked.
Pienaar and Cahill both wasted late chances for Everton while Drogba hit the crossbar with a volley in injury time - a miss that almost certainly ended Chelsea's interest in the title race.