Oscar and Diego Costa star as Chelsea go clear at top of EPL

Yet although the London club were ultimately triumphant, they didn’t have it all their own way at Stamford Bridge.

Newcastle had the best of the first half chances, with Remy Cabella being denied by a fine Petr Cech save and Moussa Sissoko striking a post for the visitors.

But it was Chelsea who went into the break 1-0 up thanks to Oscar’s strike 43rd minute strike.

Quick thinking by Willian picked out Branislav Ivanovic at a corner and the Serbian passed on to Oscar standing eight-yards out to open the scoring.

In the day’s early game, a solitary goal from Lazar Markovic was enough to give Champions League chasing Liverpool a welcome three points at 10-man Sunderland.

The 20-year-old Serb’s early strike was his first league goal for Liverpool since moving from Benfica last year.

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