The Champions league finalists Chelsea capped a great week with a 6-1 rout of relegation-threatened Queens Park Rangers.
Fernando Torres, suddenly oozing confidence in front of goal, added to his late goal at Barcelona during the week with his first Chelsea hat-trick since his 50-million pound transfer from Liverpool.
Tottenham Hotspur beat Blackburn Rovers 2-nil at White Hart Lane to move into fourth place ahead of Newcastle on goal difference.