Chelsea 4 Southampton 2: Premier League live as it happened - Diego Costa restores seven-point title lead over Tottenham - Stamford Bridge highlights

Chelsea heaped more misery on Tottenham to move seven points clear in the Premier League title race after beating Southampton 4-2.

A 4-2 win over Spurs last Saturday booked an FA Cup Final with Arsenal next month, and Antonio Conte's title favourites kept their fine form going on Tuesday night as a Diego Costa double inspired the Blues to a win at Stamford Bridge.

Oriel Romeu's equaliser threatened to derail his former club's title advantage after Eden Hazard's opener, but a Gary Cahill header and two Costa strikes settled the game before a late goal from another ex-Chelsea player in Ryan Bertrand.

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Chelsea XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Fabregas, Hazard, Costa
Subs: Begovic, Ake, Pedro, Willian, Batshuayi, Terry, Chalobah

Southampton XI: Forster, Cedric, Stephens, Yoshida, Bertrand, Romeu, Davis, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Boufal, Gabbiadini
Subs: Clasie, Long, Rodriguez, Caceres, Redmond, Hojbjerg, Hassen

Referee: Lee Mason

WHAT THEY SAID

Antonio Conte: "To win the title in England is a great achievement. To win in England these days is not easy.

"Now it's a good season. To become a great or fantastic season there is only one way: to try to win."

Claude Puel: "The best team in the Premier League is the one with the most consistency and, for the moment, that is Chelsea.

"They are a fantastic team that want to win the title, but for us as well it is important to take points."