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Chelsea\'s Eden Hazard, second right, celebrates his goal against West Ham United with teammates during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge, London, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

Chelsea capitalizes on Tottenham’s second successive loss to go 3rd in Premier League

LONDON – Chelsea climbed back into third place in the Premier League on Sunday by capitalizing on Tottenham’s second straight loss.

Frank Lampard scored his 200th goal for Chelsea to help secure a 2-0 win over his former club West Ham, while Dimitar Berbatov also punished his old team by scoring at Tottenham to give Fulham a 1-0 victory.

While Manchester United has the title effectively wrapped up, the chase for the Champions League spots is still tense with Tottenham now just four points ahead of fifth-place Arsenal after having seen a 12-match unbeaten run end at Liverpool last Sunday.

Chelsea is four points behind second-place Manchester City, whose faint title hopes appeared to end by losing at Everton on Saturday. United is 15 points in front.

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