English Premiership: Chelsea 4-2 Reading

Chelsea defeated strugglers Reading 4-2 despite falling behind. The win means that the Blues have opened up a 3 point lead in the race for the Premier League title.The scoring was opened by experienced midfielder Frank Lampard. Lampard tucked away a penalty after the impressive Eden Hazard was tripped in the Reading area by defender Gunter.Reading managed an equalizer via Russian striker Pogrebanyak and then stunned the crowd with a second as a freekick from Danny Guthrie slipped beneath goalkeeper Petr Cech.Chelsea pressured Reading from the start of the 2nd half, but it was a calamitous mistake by goalkeeper Federici which produced an equalizer. Defender Gary Cahill shot from distance and, again, the ball squirmed under the diving keeper.After 80 minutes, Chelsea were ahead with a goal from Fernando Torres, although Reading players were justified in claiming offside. However, they could have no complaints regarding the winner, when in the 94th minute Ivanovic tapped into an open goal after approach work from Hazard.See how the season pans out. Buy Reading tickets, Liverpool tickets or Chelsea tickets online now.Chelsea manager Di Matteo was happy to open up the 3 point lead, and with Chelsea's 100% record. The manager stated that he was "very happy with the team performance for long periods of the game."However, he admitted that Chelsea lacked composure after Reading scored, but kept going until the final whistle and deserved to win.