Summary

  • First-half goals ease Arsenal to victory

  • Sanchez punishes Cahill error for Gunners' first

  • Walcott finishes sublime move for the second

  • Ozil volleys in the third from Sanchez cross

  1. Lawro's predictions v Boris Beckerpublished at 21:35 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on tennis legend Boris Becker in the weekend Premier League fixtures.

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  2. Conte happy but warns Chelsea can improvepublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he is delighted for his players and the fans after his side won their 11th game in a row, but warns their rivals his team can get better.

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  3. Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelseapublished at 15:14 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Chelsea beat Crystal Palace to record their 11th successive Premier League win and move nine points clear at the top of the table.

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  4. Chelsea gave Palace nothing - Pardewpublished at 15:07 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew says he is full of awe for the impressive defensive display Chelsea put in as the Eagles lost 1-0 to the league leaders at Selhurst Park.

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  5. 'Style of champions'published at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Crystal Palace 0-1 Chelsea

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  6. Damo v Diegopublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Crystal Palace v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

    Damien Delaney battles with Diego CostaImage source, Rex Features

    How do you stop the Premier League's top scorer Diego Costa?

    Alan Pardew thinks he might have the answer, and that answer might be Damien Delaney, who has recently won his place back in the Crystal Palace side.

    "We've always had great admiration for Costa," said Pardew.

    "We won there last year and Delaney had one of his best games for me against Costa that day, and he's going to have to do a repeat performance because the guy is at the top of his game.

    "We had Zlatan Ibrahimovic the other night, Costa this weekend, so my centre-halves will have had a real test and that's what's great about the Premier League."

  7. 'Unbeatable'published at 10:16 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Crystal Palace v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

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  8. Happy anniversary, Jose!published at 10:11 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Crystal Palace v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

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    The "Unhappy One"

    Today marks the first anniversary of Chelsea ending Jose Mourinho's second spell at the club.

    Mourinho was given his marching orders on 17 December 2015 - seven months after leading the Blues to the Premier League title.

    So what's changed? Chelsea were 16th in the table at the time, one point above the relegation zone. Now they're six points clear at the top under Antonio Conte.

    As for the former "Special One", he is now getting his kicks at Manchester United, who start the weekend 13 points behind behind Conte's pace setters.   

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    The "Happy One"?

  9. Top of the treepublished at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Crystal Palace v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

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    Six of the last seven teams to top the Premier League table at Christmas have gone on to win the title that season. Will 2017 be Chelsea's year?

    They are guaranteed to be top next Sunday no matter what.

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  10. Eagles to end Chelsea's winning?published at 09:17 Greenwich Mean Time 17 December 2016

    Crystal Palace v Chelsea (12:30 GMT)

    Mark Lawrenson
    Former Liverpool defender

    This winning Chelsea run will end at some point and I think it will end when they are away from home.

    A point would be a great result for Crystal Palace and, although it will mean Chelsea drop a couple of points, it will not be a serious setback.

  11. Chinese football a danger to all clubs - Contepublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2016

    Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes the huge money being spent on players by Chinese clubs is a "danger for all teams in the world".

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  12. 'Arsenal must not be timid against Man City'published at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 December 2016

    Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his side must "defend well" and not be "timid" with the ball when they take on Manchester City on Sunday.

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  13. Chelsea v Stokepublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 15 December 2016

    Follow live text and Radio 5 live commentary from the Premier League as Chelsea take on Stoke at Stamford Bridge.

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  14. Oscar '90% certain' to move to Chinapublished at 23:52 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016

    Chelsea midfielder Oscar is "90% certain" to move to Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG in the January transfer window.

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  15. Sunderland 0-1 Chelseapublished at 23:05 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016

    Chelsea move six points clear at the top of the Premier League as Cesc Fabregas' first-half goal beats Sunderland.

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  16. Chelsea will have happy Christmas - Contepublished at 22:41 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016

    Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says his team will have a "happy Christmas" after the Blues go six points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Sunderland.

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  17. Sunderland did all they could - Moyespublished at 22:15 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016

    Sunderland boss David Moyes says his team "did all they could" against Chelsea, but admits they need points, not "a pat on the back" for losing 1-0 against the Blues.

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  18. Pushed backpublished at 67 mins

    Sunderland 0-1 Chelsea

    It's no surprise Sunderland are playing so deep when they've got seven defenders on the pitch...

    Chelsea have had 71% possession so far in the second half, but they remain only a goal ahead at the moment.

    Sunderland
  19. One-way traffic?published at 20:08 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016

    Sunderland 0-0 Chelsea

    Very much all Chelsea in terms of possession in the first 15 minutes at the Stadium of Light. 

    Sunderland v Chelsea
  20. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcfootballpublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2016

    Sunderland 0-0 Chelsea

    Asim: Sunderland defending straight away, not a good strategy for relegation battlers.   

    Ben Green: Why is nobody mentioning the fact the Sunderland are playing with 7 (SEVEN!) defenders?! Cautious.