Chelsea midfielder scores twice in 4-2 win over Tottenham; City, United win too
Chelsea cemented their position on top of the EPL as a superb double from Juan Mata clinched a 4-2 win over Andre Villas-Boas’ Tottenham on Saturday.
Chelsea’s Juan Mata (right) is chased by Tottenham’s Sandro during their EPL match at White Hart Lane in London on Saturday. Pic/AFP
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Later, striker Wayne Rooney ensured Manchester United remain hot on the leaders’ heels with a 4-2 win against Stoke in a game where the England star scored at both ends.
Meanwhile, Edin Dzeko gave 10-man Manchester City a dramatic 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion as the Bosnian striker came off the bench to score twice in the last 10 minutes.
Chelsea side were inu00a0danger of suffering their first league defeat of the season at the hands of former boss Villas-Boas, who was sacked after just nine months in charge last year, as Tottenham took a 2-1 lead in the second half. But Spanish midfielder Mata struck twice in the space of three minutes to secure Chelsea’s seventh win from eight league matches.
Other epl results
Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa
Liverpool 1-0 Reading
Swansea 2-1 Wigan
West Ham 4-1 Southampton
Norwich 1-0 Arsenalu00a0
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