Diego Costa fires new leaders Chelsea to victory in Middlesbrough
Diego Costa"s 10th goal of the season sent Chelsea to the top of the Premier League table as they ground out a 1-0 victory at Middlesbrough.
Costa"s 41st-minute strike was all the Blues had to show for their efforts at the Riverside Stadium with Boro keeper Victor Valdes in particularly stubborn form, but it was sufficient to secure a sixth successive league win and clean sheet in front of a crowd of 32,704.
Chelsea have now not conceded in the competition in 590 minutes and lead Liverpool and Manchester City by a point while Boro, despite their recent heroics at Arsenal and Manchester City, have now won only once in 10 league outings.
Antonio Conte"s men were laboured in the early stages as the home side, far from trying to soak up pressure, decided attack was the best form of defence.
Having already stretched the Blues rearguard on two occasions, they threatened with six minutes gone when full-back Fabio..
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