Leicester 0 Chelsea 3: Marcos Alonso bags brace before Pedro seals win as Diego Costa left out of the squad
Sensational Blues tormented Claudio Ranieri's side as table-toppers ensure seven point lead at the top
IN a week where Diego Costa has dominated the headlines, the unlikely brace of Marcos Alonso and a simple Pedro header ensured Chelsea bounced back in perfect fashion following their defeat to Spurs.
Alonso gave the table-toppers the lead after six minutes when he latched onto Eden Hazard’s unselfish lay-off to bury the ball into the corner following Cesar Azpilicueta’s cross.
The Spaniard then scored his second of the match and his third in Chelsea colours when his drilled shot from 25-yards took a deflection off Wes Morgan leaving keeper Kasper Schmeichel scrambling on his goal line.
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Despite giving the visitors a scare in the opening couple of minutes through Ahmed Musa, Leicester struggled to penetrate a defence that has conceded just 15 goals all season.