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Premier League
Mar 8, 2014 at 5.30pm UK
 
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4-0

Eto'o (56'), Hazard (60' pen.), Ba (88', 89')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Chelsea go seven points clear at top of Premier League

Chelsea see off Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at Stamford Bridge to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points.

Chelsea have moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.

Two goals and a sending-off in the space of four second-half minutes changed the complexion of the game, as the Blues extended their lead over the chasing pack in style.

Samuel Eto'o of Chelsea goes down following a collision with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris of Spurs during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on March 8, 2014 © Getty Images

The home side came close to making the breakthrough early on as Eden Hazard rounded Hugo Lloris when played through on goal, but he could not find the back of the net, instead firing wide of the post.

Spurs had a couple of chances to open the scoring themselves in the first half. First Nabil Bentaleb burst into the box before poking an effort wide, while Sandro got on the end of a clearance just outside the area, firing the resulting volley towards goal for Petr Cech to push away.

The first goal of the contest came on 54 minutes courtesy of Samuel Eto'o, with the striker slotting the ball past Lloris having made the most of an error by Jan Vertonghen in the Spurs' defence to give Chelsea the lead.

Chelsea's Eden Hazard celebrates after scoring his team's second goal via the penalty spot against Tottenham during their Premier League match on March 8, 2014© Getty Images

Four minutes later Hazard doubled the hosts' advantage from the spot, with the referee awarding a penalty after Youness Kaboul was adjudged to have brought down Eto'o, with the defender being shown a straight red card as a result.

As the game edged towards its end, two bad moments in the space of a minute condemned Tim Sherwood's side to a heavy defeat, with Demba Ba finding the back of the net twice following more errors at the back.

Chelsea's Demba Ba celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's fourth goal against Tottenham during their Premier League match on March 8, 2014© Getty Images

A Sandro slip allowed Ba to score his first, before Kyle Walker's weak header back to his keeper was intercepted by the striker to add his second and Chelsea's fourth of the evening.

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Samuel Eto'o of Chelsea goes down following a collision with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris of Spurs during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on March 8, 2014
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