Overcast afternoons can foster thoughts of conspiracy and this one might have had you brooding over the co-ordinated arrival on these shores of Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benítez, not to mention Tottenham Hotspur's Jacques Santini.
The Guardian
Cole turns goal poacher to keep Blues within striking distance
If Chelsea are to finish ahead of Arsenal this season, it will not be on goal difference. Eight games into the season the differential is already a dozen goals but Jose Mourinho, as one might expect, is unconcerned.
The Independent
Cole goal fails to placate Mourinho
Once again, it was a controlled rather than captivating performance from Chelsea but, if the team does not thrill, there is always the José Mourinho press conference.
The Times
Bubbling Cole is brought to book
Scarcely had Joe Cole been presented with the man-of-the-match champagne last night when the bubbles went flat.
Daily Telegraph