What a shame the referee did not allow all three of the penalties which Frank Lampard scored against West Ham.That would have landed a win at the odds of 3.70 that were available about Chelsea in the In-Play Betting just before Daniel Sturridge was taken down in the box.

Still the point earned as well as defeat for Man United mean that Chelsea are sitting on top of the table on Christmas Day, the same position they were when they won their last two Barclays Premier League titles.The Blues are 1.70 favourites to be celebrating again in May 2010.

On paper, Birmingham are the form team of the Premier League heading into Christmas - unbeaten in nine games and flying high in seventh place.Reading between the lines though it emerges that the highest placed team they have beaten in their good run is Fulham who lie in ninth.Before the run started they lost to Man United, Aston Villa, Arsenal and Spurs, Chelsea's closest rivals at the top.

The Blues' last four trips to St Andrews have produced two 0-0 draws and two 1-0 wins.The odds against there being less than three goals on Boxing Day are 1.85 while another 1-0 win is backable at 7.0.

188BET, the betting partner of Chelsea is the market leader in In-Play betting, offering markets on more than 3,000 games every month.The pre-match odds on the Boxing Day visit to St Andrews are 7.00 Birmingham City; 1.48 Chelsea and 3.80 the Draw.

Have a very merry Christmas and we will be back on Monday 28 December with a preview of the visit of Fulham to the Bridge.