Premier League: Diego Costa scores again as Chelsea win 2-0 at home to Leicester The 25-year-old Spain striker, who cost the Blues £32million when they signed him from Atletico Madrid earlier this summer, grabbed the opening goal of the game from six yards out in the 63rd minute on Saturday after good work down the right by Oscar and Branislav Ivanovic. That took Costas goal tally in a Chelsea shirt to six, having netted against Olimpija Ljubljana, Fenerbahce and Real Sociedad (two) in pre-season and in the 3-1 win at Burnley last Monday night. Eden Hazard doubled the home sides advantage on 77 minutes when he cut into the box off the left wing after a Cesc Fabregas pass and fired in a shot that was deflected past Kasper Schmeichel by Wes Morgans heel. Leicester, back in the top flight for the first time since 2003/2004, had proved hard to break down and could have taken the lead when David Nugent was put clean through, but Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois - again picked ahead of Petr Cech - made a smart save. Both sides were positive during the opening stages, and Leicester, playing in red and having made a couple of changes from their opening-day 2-2 draw with Everton, were not looking in awe of a side expected to contest the Premier League title once again. A deflected shot from Oscar looped up over Schmeichel and onto the roof of the net before World Cup winner Andre Schurrle drove his 20-yard effort high into the Shed End.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 18:16:58 +0000
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