The good news for Jose Mourinho and Chelsea is that they will wake up on December 25 three points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League. And playing like champions.
This was a robust challenge, make no mistake about it. Stoke haven’t changed all that much from the Tony Pulis days, as Eden Hazard’s shins will confirm. They present a significant physical challenge, coupled with good technical skills and it is easy to see why teams with fainter hearts have a problem here.
Fabregas made certain of victory with a goal that had a small degree of good fortune. His build-up play with Hazard was expert enough, but he took the finish off the toes of Diego Costa and seemed to scuff his shot which squirmed in at the far post. There would be no grandstand finish in this fixture. Chelsea are too smart for that.
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