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Chelsea moved back to the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Arsenal thanks to two goals from Didier Drogba.

Drogba, who has so often been the scourge of Chelsea, was at it again with two first-half goals to send Chelsea two points clear of Manchester United and put a massive dent in Arsenal's title challenge.

John Terry put his off-field problems behind him to help set up the opener for Drogba after just eight minutes and Drogba added a second on 23 minutes with a thumping finish after Chelsea caught Arsenal on the break.

Arsenal dominated possession for long periods of the game, but they could not find a way past Petr Cech and a dominant Chelsea defence.

The outcome was never in doubt once Drogba had put them in front with a simple volley at the far post.

Drogba's 21st goal of the season was the perfect start for Carlo Ancelotti's side and with their confidence sufficiently rocked, Arsenal failed respond before the Ivory Coast striker added his second.

When Arsenal did manage to get past the imposing Terry, they were woefully wasteful with Andrey Arshavin the main culprit.

In the 20th minute, a delightful chip from Cesc Fabregas found the Russian unmarked inside the penalty area but he volleyed straight at Cech.

Two minutes later Arsenal were handed a lesson in textbook finishing which was to ultimately leave their title dreams in tatters once more.

Chelsea thought they had put Wenger's side out of the race when they defeated the Gunners 3-0 at the Emirates last November.

But Chelsea's poor form in December, coupled with a resurgent Arsenal during the same month, all but wiped out an 11-point advantage.