Chelsea extend lead at the top, United leave it late
Chelsea extend lead at the top, United leave it late
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Chelsea was given a firm examination by Stoke City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday before broadening their lead at the highest point of the Premier League to nine focuses in front of the late amusement among Liverpool and Manchester City.

Willian scored twice as an energetic Stoke were beaten 4-2 regardless of twice returning to even out.

That made 13 progressive triumphs for Antonio Conte's side, equaling the record by any club for a solitary season in the top division of English football.

After protector Gary Cahill headed in a corner, Dutch worldwide Bruno Martins Indi brought Stoke level. Willian then scored twice in eight minutes in the second half, on either side of Peter Crouch tapping in for his first Stoke objective since May 2015.

Chelsea couldn't feel secure until Diego Costa, back after suspension, scored his fourteenth of the season.

6th set Manchester United fell behind at home to Middlesbrough before objectives from Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba in the most recent five minutes realized a 2-1 win.

Aitor Karanka had demonstrated a match for his tutor Jose Mourinho, under whom he once worked at Real Madrid, and Grant Leadbitter scored for the guests halfway during that time half after Alvaro Negredo gestured down across for him.

It was Middlesbrough's first endeavor on target.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with 11 objectives in his past 10 recreations, was irritated to have a twelfth discounted in the main half, for a high foot.

Military, who had prior hit a post for United, carried them level with just five minutes to play and a moment later Pogba earned United their fifth progressive association win.

West Bromwich Albion moved above Southampton into eighth place by digging out from a deficit to beat them 2-1 at St Mary's.

The home side drove just before halftime when Irish universal striker Shane Long scored against his old club yet Albion evened out inside two minutes through Matt Phillips.

Just four minutes into the second half Hal Robson-Kanu denoted his first begin of the season by whipping in a triumphant objective.

Having lost late on in their past away diversions at Chelsea and Arsenal, Tony Pulis' group could hang on this time, as Southampton's pined for guard Virgil van Dijk got a red card.

Leicester City, who had made the most noticeably bad begin of any champions for the greater part a century, won an engaging amusement 1-0 at home to West Ham United.

With England striker Jamie Vardy suspended, Algerian Islam Slimani headed the main objective to end the London side's enhanced keep running off three progressive triumphs.

Swansea City, who sacked chief Bob Bradley recently, dropped to a 3-0 home thrashing by Bournemouth to abandon them the base of the table at the midway phase of the season.

Benik Afobe, Ryan Fraser, and Josh King were the scorers as Bournemouth moved again into the top portion of the table.

Sunderland remained in the transfer places with a substantial 4-1 vanquish at Burnley, whose noteworthy home shape keeps on compensating for having taken just a single point all season on their ventures.

Andre Gray scored a cap trap in 22 minutes and Ashley Barnes included a punishment before Jermain Defoe's late answer.

Sunderland has 14 focuses, two more than Swansea and one more than Hull City, who got off the base with a 2-2 draw against Everton on Friday.

In the rest of the end of the week apparatuses on Sunday, fourth-put Arsenal have a London derby at home to Crystal Palace and fifth put Tottenham visit Watford.

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