Moses strike keeps Chelsea top

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Chelsea kept hold of top spot in the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening, ending the visitors’ unbeaten run in the process.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side opened the scoring after only 11 minutes thanks to Christian Eriksen’s brilliant long-range strike – the first goal Chelsea had conceded in over 10 hours – only for Pedro to level just before half-time with his own sensational goal.

The home team claimed all three points when Victor Moses – making his seventh consecutive league start – slotted home six minutes into the second half as they made it seven league wins in a row, their best run since for six years.

As expected, Chelsea coach Antonio Conte named an unnamed starting line-up for the sixth successive Premier League match, although captain John Terry was ruled out with a muscular injury.

Tottenham, were without full-backs Danny Rose and Ben Davie through suspension and injury respectively, while both Erik Lamela and Toby Alderweireld were also missing.

However, it was the visitors who made the …

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