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Chelsea tightens grip on English Premier League title race

Chelsea tightens grip on English Premier League title race
Chelsea's Marcos Alonso celebrates after scoring the first goal against Arsenal (Photo: AP)

Chelsea tightened their grip on the English Premier League title race and delivered a blow to Arsenal's aspirations with a convincing victory by 3-1.

After an open start, Antonio Conte’s team took control from 13 minutes when Marcos Alonso followed up after Diego Costa’s header hit the bar.

Eden Hazard doubled Chelsea’s lead on 53 minutes followed by Cesc Fabregas in the 85th minute.

Olivier Giroud scored a goal for Arsenal.

Chelsea still leads League table with 59 points, Tottenham is second with 50 points while Arsenal still sits third with 47 points.

In other match results, Sunderland thumped Crystal Palace 4-0, Everton beat Bournemouth 6-3, Hull City beat Liverpool 2-0, West Ham  won against Southampton 3-1, West Brom beat Stoke City 1-0 while Tottenham beat Middlesbrough 1-0.

Source: BBC Sports 

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