A Fair Point

One point gained or two points lost?

Depends on how you are looking at things.
This was the most nervous match that the team has played this season. These were the type of matches that Chelsea lost last season.

Chelsea actually lost at the Stadium of Light last season. It is a sign of how far this team has progressed that they were still able to dig in deep and keep their shape and composure to get the draw.

Both teams put in a very steady but feisty performance and each had a ball hit the post. Both clearly had their objectives and were playing to it. 1 point each seems like a fair results even though Chelsea will rue not creating enough chances.

The team is high on confidence and on a steady run and can have a go at any team in Europe right now but this draw could be the best thing to happen to them this season. There is nothing more demoralising than to fly so high into the sky and eventually get burned and drop to ground.

Such falls are hard to recover from. It is far better to get an improved results at your supposed "bogey" grounds and still learn the lesson that you are not untouchable so get your stuff together and go finish on a high.

The title is still ours to lose. Such is the competition in the BPL that we can afford to drop the odd points and let your opponents win but still stay ahead comfortably because they will eventually drop some points too.

Every team will drop points and Chelsea might not even go undefeated but in the end it will all depend on how tough the team is mentally to hold on to such a lead and in such circumstances we all trust Mourinho to get us there.

So we play our favourite team on Wednesdays night at home. They have become a bit stable in their last 2 matches after winning their Europa League match and also on Sunday with the last kick of the game.

They will be high on confidence and playing Chelsea in the position that they currently are is always extra motivation for them. Nothing will please our neighbours from North London than to be the first team to defeat us this season and also derail us on our title march.

Well the fun part is that nothing also pleases us more than when we beat up our favourite neighbours at Stamford Bridge.

Southampton put up a spirited fight in the 1st half but after losing Schneiderlin in the 2nd half to injury and playing without Cork to plug the midfield it was always going to be a tough battle keeping Lampard at bay.

Lampsy perfected the art of finding space from deep positions in the league and is a master of it. He did it to Chelsea and he can do it everyday. Its no wonder that Pelligrini wants to keep him beyond January. He's been a very valuable addition.

The race is heating up and Manuel Pelligrini seems up for a fight. That will only make the fight for the title more fun.

At least he did not do a Wenger and concede the title lost before christmas.