to lash in a 35-yard swirling shot which opened the scoring and gave the visitors a foothold in what had been shaping up to be an awkward derby in windswept conditions.
Then there was John Terry, the club’s lion-hearted captain, dropped at Wembley on Sunday and back with two headers to secure the points and a first away win in the Barclays Premier League for three months.
Chelsea thrashed Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night.
Terry’s first was a powerful connection at the back-post, converting a cross from Juan Mata before the break, and his second settled the game, a poacher’s finish from an inch or two, to make sure a header from Fernando Torres was going in. As the skipper left he pitch, stripped to the waist, beating his chest, Luiz put an arm around Rafa Benitez and gave the interim manager a gentle hug. Terry and Luiz are very different characters and defenders with differing styles, scoring very different goals. — Mailonline.



