Chelsea recovered from their shock home defeat in the Carling cup, with a comfortable win over West Brom. A wonderful goal by Bosingwa (his second for Chelsea this season) and a brace from Anelka secured the 3-0 win and means that Chelsea retain their lead at the top of the league (on a massive goal difference).

Goal.com awarded Bosingwa a rating of 7.5 and said “Great strike for the goal and is a key player in Scolari’s fluid system. Did not have many defensive duties tonight”.

It was men against boys as Chelsea comfortably beat Blackburn Rovers at a very wet Ewood Park. A brace from Anelka secured the three points that lifted Chelsea back to the top of the Premier League and gave manager Scolari a good end to his 60th birthday.

Bosingwa had an above average game, receiving a range of player ratings. Goal.com awarded him 6.5, observing that he “could have had a penalty awarded against him in the first half after holding [Pedersen’s} shirt in the box. Put in some nice crosses and was instrumental in the opener”. SkySports awarded Bosingwa 7 and contributors to BBC Player Rater awarded 7.51.

Full match report available at the Chelsea Blog. You can watch highlights of the game in the below video.

A disappointing Chelsea display resulted in them conceding 3 goals to Italian struggler’s Roma. The game will also be noted for Deco’s sending off, when he received a second yellow card for taking a free kick too early - many will see that as harsh.

Bosingwa received a generous rating of 7 from SkySports and a more representative 5.37 from BBC Player Rater. Indeed, no Chelsea player deserved a high rating from the display last night.

The teams were led out by the Chelsea Pensioners

Chelsea put on an impressive show against Sunderland to regain the top spot in the Premier League. The score added to Chelsea’s significant goal difference which now stands at 23. Goals came from Lampard, Alex and an Anelka hatrick. Bosingwa put in a solid display.

Bosingwa Ratings:
Goal.com - 7.5: “The Portuguese international impressed with his runs down the right flank“.
Sky Sports - 7
BBC Player Rater -7

Photo: John Dobson

Despite only being on a computer game, Bosingwa is capable of producing such a wonderful goal in real life I am certain. A great goal, made even better by the fact that the opposition looks to be Arsenal

Chelsea responded to the Liverpool loss with an encouraging win over Premiership new boys Hull City. Goals from Lampard, Anelka and (eventually) Malouda secured a comfortable win.

Bosingwa had a comfortable game securing a rating 7 from BBC player rater and 7 from Sky Sports

So, after 86 games Chelsea’s tremendous unbeaten home run came to an end at the hands of a impressive Liverpool team. The Liverpool goal came from a cruel deflection off Bosingwa from Alonso’s powerful shot.

Bosingwa Ratings:

Goal.com - 5: “Promised so much in the first half, always finding space and putting in crosses. But the quality and quantity of delivery deteriorated rapidly after the interval, and he was hooked for young Scott Sinclair.”
SkySports -6
BBC Player Rater - 5.84

Jose Bosingwa rarely scores goals. This is mainly due to his typical playing style of sprinting up the right wing and crossing the ball. Indeed, he is a very similar player to Ashley Cole (who has scored only 10 goals in 274 appearances). In his career so far, Bosingwa has played 156 games and scored just 2 goals. He is yet to score for his national side Portugal.

However, what Bosingwa lacks in quantity he more than makes up for in quality. Take a look at this great goal for Porto. Many suggest the goal came via a deflection, whilst others take the stand that it was going in regardless. What do you think?