Chelsea reached a club record 11th consecutive Premier League win with a 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace.
Diego Costa’s league-leading 13th goal of the campaign two minutes before half-time was enough to extend the Blues’ lead at the top of the table to nine points.
Palace came close in the first half when Jason Puncheon and James McArthur sent efforts wide, but they fell behind when Costa was picked out by Cesar Azpilicueta to score his first header in the PL since March 2015.
Marcos Alonso rattled the crossbar with a free-kick in the second half but Chelsea, with their ninth clean sheet in 11 matches, held on for a slender win, leaving Alan Pardew’s side on 15 points from 17 matches.
Chelsea estableció nueva marca con once victorias consecutivas en la Premier League al superar 1-0 a Crystal Palace en el primer partido de la fecha 17.
Diego Costa extendio su liderato como maximo artillero con su gol 13 de temporda. faltando 2 minutos para terminar el primer tiempo centro de Azpilicueta y Costa define para el 1-0, que pone ahora a su equipo con 43 puntos a 9 de sus escoltas.
El gol de Diego Costa, es el primer de cabeza desde marzo del 2015.