Bolton 1-5 Chelsea. Match Report.

It was a sweet 350^th appearance for Frank Lampard as his hat trick helped Chelsea thump Bolton 5-1 at the Reebok Stadium. Danny Sturridge scored the other two goals as Chelsea reduced the gap to 3 points at the top of the table over the Manchester Leaders.

Chelsea scored within 90 seconds of kick off and banished all of Bolton’s confidence as Danny Sturridge scored through a Mata corner after he was left unmarked. The corner was a result of a brilliant through ball from David Luiz to Bosingwa. Chelsea went 1-0 up and what came ahead was a half which every Bolton fan would want to forget.

A dominant Chelsea added another in the 15^th minute when Frank Lampard side footed home after some sublime passing from the Blue b0ys. Bolton’s miserable night had just begun.

In the 25^th minute, a howler from Bolton stand in Goalkeeper Bogdan as a result of a Sturridge shot resulted in the ball going into the back of the net. Sturridge, who had previously scored 8 goals in 11 appearances for Bolton, refused to celebrate as a token of respect to the club he was loaned out to.

Bogdan’s day went from bad to worse immediately as he failed to get hold of a shot from Luiz and the ball fell straight into Lampard’s path who did not miss. 4-0 in favor of the Blues after just 27 minutes.

Owen Coyle’s half time team talk resulted in Bolton scoring a goal in the 1^st minute of the 2^nd half as Chelsea conceded through a set piece, again. Boyata neatly headed the goal to give Bolton some hope.

Drogba should have reinstated Chelsea 4 goal lead, but his low shot as a result of a brilliant through ball from Luiz went just wide.

Just two minutes later, Lampard completed his hat trick after a sparkling one-two with Didier Drogba. Chelsea went 5-1 ahead inside the hour mark and gradually slowed down the pace of the game.

Chelsea went lucky in the 81^st minute when Ivanovic brilliantly cleared the ball on the line after a shot from Kevin Davies from 6 yards out. Unconclusive replays suggested that the ball had just crossed the line.

Bolton looked for a late consolation but were denied that after Eagles’ shot resulted in a deflected save from Cech that hit the crossbar.

Soon, the final whistle blew, and Lampard’s performance silenced his critics. As they say, Form is temporary, Class is permanent.