The 2-1 win over Gordon Strachan's side and the Villa's 1-0 defeat at Anfield saw Blues leapfrog both Villa and The Saints into eighth place, with 29 points from 20 games played.
Eleven more points from 18 games should secure Premiership safety this season?Sunday 11th January 2004 Barclaycard Premiership Leicester City (0) 0 Chelsea (2) 4 31,547 Manchester United (0) 0 Newcastle United (0) 0 67,622 Saturday 10th January 2004 Barclaycard Premiership Arsenal (2) 4 Middlesbrough (0) 1 Birmingham City (1) 2 Southampton (1) 1 Blackburn Rovers (3) 3 Bolton Wanderers (2) 4 Charlton Athletic (1) 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) 0 Fulham (1) 2 Everton (0) 1 Leeds United (0) 0 Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1 Liverpool (1) 1 Aston Villa (0) 0 Portsmouth (1) 4 Manchester City (2) 2