Three-goal Chelsea make light of Costa loss
-Chelsea beat Leicester 3-0 to go seven points clear at the top
-Alonso scored twice, six minutes into each half
-Pedro headed the third after starting the move with fine flick
-Alonso almost scored a hat-trick with a volley past the far post
-Chelsea said striker Costa missed the game through injury
-Leicester at Southampton next Sunday; Chelsea home to Hull City
Two goals from Marcos Alonso and another from Pedro helped Chelsea overcome the absence of Diego Costa to beat Premier League champions Leicester City 3-0 away and move seven points clear at the top on Saturday.
Any sense they would miss their top scorer - officially injured but reported by British media to have had a row with manager Antonio Conte - lasted the six minutes it took Alonso to score with a right-foot shot after Eden Hazard's lay-off.
Pedro almost doubled the lead with a neat free-kick near the end of the half before Alonso struck again six minutes after the interval with a shot that deflected in off Leicester's Wes Morgan.
By that stage, Chelsea enjoyed almost complete control and Pedro wrapped up the win with a header from a move he began with an exquisite flick as the Blues restated their title credentials to restore their lead over second-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
'It’s important to continue together, always together. We must enjoy this victory. We deserved it.’ - Antonio Conte https://t.co/O5Q7Pt4abv
Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 14, 2017
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