Highlights: Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea

Chelsea have beaten Stoke City ensured that they remain top of the table at Christmas. With this two-nil win they are 3 points above Manchester City and 10 above Manchester United, all three teams having played 17 games each.

Stoke City 0-1 Chelsea (John Terry 2’)

Delightful delivery from the corner by Cesc Fabregas. John Terry out jumps defenders who were more worried about John Terry rather than the ball. The captain makes it 1-0 on his 650th appearance in the Chelsea shirt.

Stoke City 0-2 Chelsea (Cesc Fabregas 78’)

Hazard teases defenders before cannoning the ball into Fabregas’s path who takes a delightful touch to cut in. He hits the balls into the ground which makes Begovic commit early and the ball slowly trickles into the left bottom corner.

This was captain John Terry’s 650th appearance in Chelsea colours:

It's official: @chelseafc will be top at Christmas. Will they still be there in May? http://t.co/5vCtFIZrwN #STKCHE pic.twitter.com/o6NTIVxV5b

— Premier League (@premierleague) December 22, 2014

For the 8th time Mourinho is leading a league at Christmas. He has won the title ALL 7 previous times with Porto, #CFC, Inter, Real.

— Infostrada Sports (@InfostradaLive) December 22, 2014

7 - Seven of the last 10 teams to be top on Christmas Day have gone on to win the @premierleague title. Anointed.

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 22, 2014