Saturday, October 1, 2016

Costa to Conte's rescue as Chelsea beats Hull 2-0 (The Associated Press)

Hull City's Sam Clucas, left, and Chelsea's Diego Costa battle for the ball, during the English League soccer match between Hull City and Chelsea, at the KCOM Stadium, in Hull, England, Saturday Oct. 1, 2016. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

It wasn't magic but Diego Costa's skill helped Chelsea make its winless streak in the English Premier League vanish with a 2-0 victory at Hull on Saturday. Costa set up the opener for Willian in the 61st minute and curled home a similar effort six minutes later to end his side's demoralizing league run - a 2-2 draw with Swansea, followed by losing 2-1 to Liverpool, and a humiliating 3-0 defeat at Arsenal. Conte must have feared the worst after watching his side struggle in a disappointing first half in which Chelsea did not have a single shot on target.


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