Chelsea F.C. — Best pictures!

Chelsea’s Cote d’Ivoire international Didier Drogba held on to the top spot in the FTBL ranking of Premier League forwards last weekend. Yet the rise of Manchester United’s England international Wayne Rooney by more than 40 rating points is putting tremendous

The plank to beat for Chelsea’s Frank Lampard in the Premier League game against Arsenal was a daunting 25 points, and it could have been overcome only by scoring a goal, which Lampard did not do, but the convincing 3:0 win cushioned the ensuing drop

England international Ashley Cole was one of the Blues who produced a big performance yesterday in the 3:0 sound beating of Arsenal at the Emirate Stadium; he produced 2 assists and is back in the top 6 of the FTBL world ranking of defenders.

Chelsea’s stars Didier Drogba (pictured right) and Nicolas Anelka (left) are going into today’s Premier League clash with Arsenal in very different positions relative to the FTBL ranking.

Chelsea’s Germany skipper Michael Ballack will have to be careful to avoid exit from the FTBL World Top 23, our list of the world’s top 23 players, when the Blues travel to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.