Chelsea go five clear as Wolves downed

---

LONDON, Oct 24 (AFP): Chelsea opened up a five-point gap at the top of the English Premier League here Saturday, goals from Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou goal wrapping up a 2-0 victory over Wolves.
With Manchester City facing Arsenal on Sunday and Manchester United traveling to Stoke, the champions seized the chance to put pressure on the chasing pack by taking maximum points at Stamford Bridge.
Malouda's goal came on 23 minutes, the French international providing the finish after neat interplay between Yuri Zhirkov and Nicolas Anelka.
Salomon Kalou bagged Chelsea's second after a scintillating sequence of one-touch play opened up the Wolves defence on 81 minutes.
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti was pleased his team had been able to register a victory after a gruelling midweek Champions League trip to Moscow.
"It was a difficult week because we had to travel to Moscow so I think we were not 100 percent. It's important to win when you are not 100 percent," said Ancelotti, downplaying the significance of Chelsea's lead at the top.