Chelsea extended its Premier League lead to five points by fightingback to beat Fulham 2-1 on Monday, while Tottenham returned to theChampions League places by easing to a 2-0 victory over West Ham. Chelsea had Chris Smalling’s own goal to thank for thevictory after struggling against its west London rival. Chelsea’s grip on the league lead had been loosened by twoconsecutive draws, but the team returned to winning ways in frontof former manager Jose Mourinho. The Inter Milan coach, whose side will play Chelsea in thelast 16 of the Champions League, witnessed a dire start from thehome team with Zoltan Gera netting inside three minutes when he metBobby Zamora’s pass, after Chelsea captain John Terry had failed toclear. “We went behind and the most important thing is the reactionin the second half, which was fantastic,” Chelsea manager CarloAncelotti said. “With this performance we finished a difficultperiod for the team. This could be an important victory in theseason because I’m very happy with the reaction of the team duringa bad spell.” It took until the 73rd minute for Didier Drogba to equalizein the Ivory Coast striker’s last match before going to Angola forthe African Cup of Nations. And inside two minutes,…