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Article: Joe Cole faces old club West Ham seeking points for Chelsea
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- April 7, 2006
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ROBERT MILLWARD, AP Soccer Writer
AP Worldstream
04-07-2006
Dateline: LONDON
Joe Cole faces his old West Ham club this weekend with one thing in mind _ get Chelsea winning again.
The Blues' lead at the top of the Premier League _ once 18 points _ has slipped to seven over Manchester United. A Chelsea loss on Sunday combined with a Man United victory over Arsenal at Old Trafford would cut the lead to four.
The Blues have only one victory in their last three league games, which included a 0-0 draw last week with Birmingham City and a 1-0 loss to another struggling team, Fulham.
"It wasn't a great performance from us against Birmingham, but seven points is still a big gap over Manchester United ...