Chelsea win breaks club record

Chelsea broke their club record for consecutive Premier League victories as they beat Bournemouth 3-0 on Boxing Day, winning their 12th league game in a row.

The Blues went into the game six points clear of Liverpool in second and despite a good challenge from the Cherries, were able to maintain their spot at the top of the table and make history in the process. 

It was a stunning curler from Pedro in the 24th minute that sent Chelsea on their way to another victory, before Eden Hazard netted from the spot after being fouled by Simon Francis minutes into the second half. 

The Spaniard rounded off a great afternoon for the Blues with a deflected third in the last minute of injury-time, with Chelsea now nine points clear ahead of Liverpool and Manchester City – who are yet to play – while Bournemouth slip into 13th place. 

Antonio Conte was without the suspended Diego Costa and N’Golo Kante for the Christmas clash, with Pedro and Cesc Fabregas replacing them and they were certainly changes that proved fruitful for the Italian manager. 

The first chance of the game came from the hosts in the seventh minute. Chelsea were awarded a free-kick which was taken quickly by Fabregas, picking out the run of Pedro between the two centre-backs but Francis got there ahead of the forward to see the ball wide.

Josh King almost latched onto the end of an Adam Smith cross just after the quarter hour mark, but Cesar Azpilicueta was there ahead of him to see out the fizzing effort. Seven minutes later, David Luiz released Pedro with a delightful through-ball, but after a gut-busting run from the Spaniard, the defender could not latch onto his cross at the back post …

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