Chelsea find their feet and rack up the goals, with Frank Lampard -significantly playing on the right of the central midfield three- opening the scoring in a 4-0 romp.
New boy Darren Pratley stakes his claim for a mid-price starting berth in the Bolton midfield with his second goal in three games for Owen Coyle’s side. Victor Moses warms to the N’Zogbia wing role. Mario Balotelli enrages Roberto Mancini with an impudent back-heel when clean through on goal and is substituted straight away.
With just three weeks to go, we’re beginning to get some handy pointers with would-be first choice players now starting to earn more pitch time and formations perhaps resembling those on show on August 13.
Our pre-season guide has been fleshed out with all the latest results, with our team news notes now filling up with insight on form and lineup trends.
