Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham: Invincible Chelsea hit top gear again (Highlights)

Didier Drogba inspired Chelsea to a win over Tottenham to maintain the Blues’ six-point lead at the top of the table.

Tottenham missed two good chances early on – Harry Kane hitting the bar then dragging a shot wide – and Chelsea went ahead when Eden Hazard finished sweetly following a one-two with Drogba.

Drogba, who replaced the suspended Diego Costa, then netted with a low shot following a Hugo Lloris mistake.

Substitute Loic Remy completed the win with a smart finish from 12 yards.

There was plenty to admire about Chelsea, who once again turned on the style for 10 first-half minutes to blow away their second-best opponents.

Tottenham, who are still without a win at Stamford Bridge since 1990, could not deal with the sublime skill of Hazard, the power and physicality of Drogba and the rampaging runs down the right from full-back Branislav Ivanovic.

But it might have been so different if Tottenham had taken their early chances.

Vertonghen had already headed over the bar when Kane rattled the woodwork with a header from Aaron Lennon’s right-wing cross.

Those misses proved costly when Chelsea stunned the visitors with a quick one-two which all but killed the game as a contest.