Frank Lampard's hat trick helped Chelsea rout Bolton on Sunday while Fulham thrashed QPR 6-0 in their London derby and Swansea beat Stoke 2-0 in Sunday's other games.

Chelsea is third in the standings after Lampard led the Blues to a 5-1 victory at bottom-place Bolton.

Daniel Sturridge set the tone for Chelsea's emphatic win at Bolton by heading in a second-minute opener before setting up Lampard to score his first.

Tony Pulis maintains Stoke are under no pressure to sell captain Ryan...

Liverpool has targeted a shock swoop for Chelsea centre-back Alex as manager Kenny Dalglish looks to solve his side's defensive problems.
It had been thought that full-back Jose Enrique, brought in from Newcastle last week in a £6m deal, was to be the Merseyside club's final transfer of the summer but Dalglish is reportedly eager to recruit a centre-half before the window shuts.

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BY ADAM SERRANO

The MLS combine is a high-pressure situation that is sometimes the most pressure-packed setting some players have ever faced.

Not so for UCSB defender Michael Boxall, who has played in his fair share of high-profile matches.

Ahead of our clash with Stoke City, Sir Alex Ferguson has been asked whether he shares the opinion of Arsenal's manager on Stoke's approach to the game.

This season, Wenger has accused Stoke of using rugby tactics and even went as far as criticising Stoke's captain Ryan Shawcross for a non-event in a game which didn't even involve Arsenal.

Stoke manager, Tony Pulis, has revealed that Manchester United have first refusal on their captain, Ryan Shawcross.

"Alex has covered his backside, he's got first shout on Ryan the crafty bugger has sorted it!"

Shawcross left United almost 3 years ago in the January transfer window for £2m.