-- 10-man Arsenal overcome Burnley to move 2nd
-- Diego Costa seals huge victory for Chelsea against Hull City
-- Manchester United are left in the 6th place after 1-1 draw against Stokes
-- Spurs came from behind to draw 2-1 vs Man City
-- Leicester lost 3-0 to Southampton, poorly placed at 15th position on the table
CHELSEA 2-0 HULL
A returning Diego Costa put in an assured display for Chelsea as the Blues defeated Hull City 2 - 0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Diego Costa seals huge victory for Chelsea against Hull City
Diego Costa celebrates his goal
Costa showed he meant business as less than 30 seconds into game the striker connected with a long ball but saw his volley just fizzle wide.
Hull cause a lot of problems for the Blues. Tom Huddlestone shot wide after meeting a returned pass while McGuire tested Courtious from range.
The shocking moment of the game came when Ryan Mason had to be stretched off after suffering a head injury which gave everyone shivers.
Diego Costa seals huge victory for Chelsea against Hull City
Ryan Mason had to be strectched off
Game had to be stopped for 10mins as the Englishman received treatment.
Costa however scored for Chelsea as he connected with Victor Moses cross from the right in the 52nd minute.
Gary Cahill completed the rout in the 81st minute, connecting with Cesc Fabregas in swinging free-kick.
The win sends Chelsea eight points clear ahead of second place Arsenal.
ARSENAL 2-1 BURNLEY
10-man Arsenal overcome Burnley to move 2nd
- Granit Xhaka was sent off for a dangerous tackle with Arsenal 1 - 0 up
- Andre Grey scored the equalizer for Burnley via a penalty with 10 mins left
- Lorient Kosceinly forced a penalty which Alexis Sanchez duly converted
Arsenal showed real character to win at home against Burnley after seeing Granit Xhaka and Arsene Wenger sent off.
The win sees Arsenal move to second place on the table ahead of Tottenham in third and Liverpool in fourth.
The first half ended goalless as Arsenal created chance after chance but could not find a way past Tom Heaton in goal.
The second half however was a different story with a lot of action and drama.
Shkodran Mustafi scored the opening goal after converting Mesut Ozil's corner kick. The goal was the German's first for the club.
The drama started when Xhaka saw red for a rough tackle. The game was delayed as players protested the red card.
Wenger took action and brought on Coquelin for Alex Iwobi and he caused a penalty after he felled a Burnley attacker in the box.
Infuriated Wenger who was sent off. The Frenchman refused to leave the tunnel and was involved with a scuffle with the fourth official.
Andre Grey duly scored from the spot to eqaualize.
The biggest talking point was the last minute penalty given to Arsenal after a defender was adjudged to have kicked Kosienly on the face despite the Frenchman being offside.
Alexis Sanchez stepped up and converted after five minutes of protest by Burnley players.
The win moves Arsenal to second position behind Chelsea
10-man Arsenal overcome Burnley to move 2nd
- Granit Xhaka was sent off for a dangerous tackle with Arsenal 1 - 0 up
- Andre Grey scored the equalizer for Burnley via a penalty with 10 mins left
- Lorient Kosceinly forced a penalty which Alexis Sanchez duly converted
Arsenal showed real character to win at home against Burnley after seeing Granit Xhaka and Arsene Wenger sent off.
The win sees Arsenal move to second place on the table ahead of Tottenham in third and Liverpool in fourth.
The first half ended goalless as Arsenal created chance after chance but could not find a way past Tom Heaton in goal.
The second half however was a different story with a lot of action and drama.
Shkodran Mustafi scored the opening goal after converting Mesut Ozil's corner kick. The goal was the German's first for the club.
The drama started when Xhaka saw red for a rough tackle. The game was delayed as players protested the red card.
Wenger took action and brought on Coquelin for Alex Iwobi and he caused a penalty after he felled a Burnley attacker in the box.
Infuriated Wenger who was sent off. The Frenchman refused to leave the tunnel and was involved with a scuffle with the fourth official.
Andre Grey duly scored from the spot to eqaualize.
The biggest talking point was the last minute penalty given to Arsenal after a defender was adjudged to have kicked Kosienly on the face despite the Frenchman being offside.
Alexis Sanchez stepped up and converted after five minutes of protest by Burnley players.
The win moves Arsenal to second position behind Chelsea
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