The Spanish forward was decisive once more for the blues,firing home what proved to be the winner in the 76th minute.

Antonio Conte named the same XI with the team that started our victory against Tottenham with Matic making a return from an ankle injury.Our visitors however lined up in their favoured 4-2-3-1 system seeking to become the first side to deny the blues all three points since October.

Their resolve seemed to be paying dividends as they restricted the blues to only few clear cut chances,the most notable a Kante shot that deflected off Pedro,missing the target by few inches.The visitors whose only effort was off the boot of Brunt tended to sting off Chelsea attacks by commiting a lot of fouls especially on Eden Hazard and Diego Costa.A tense and unproductive side was completed with the blues clearly on top but failing to trouble the visitors goalie.

The blues started the second half with better resolve but an organised defensive work meant the blues had to patiently find a way to find the breakthrough.Willian was brought on for Pedro as Conte sought more attacking intent from the front line.With the blues moving the ball a bit slowly, Conte believed it was right about time to bring on Cesc Fabregas and the sub was on for only two minutes before we went ahead.
His loose pass intended for Costa was was halted by McCauley who was muscled off the ball by Costa.The forward surged into the penalty box before firing home from a tight angle.Conte celebrated wildly as usually on the sidelines as his side racked up a ninth consecutive victory and an eight clean sheet this campaign.

The blues are back on top.

Well done Blues!