Chelsea 4-2 Stoke: Willian double hands Antonio Conte's side 13th straight win but Bruno Martins-Indi and Peter Crouch make it tough at Stamford Bridge

Daily Mail | December 31, 2016

Two strikes from Willian helped extend Chelsea's winning run to 13 matches in a hard fought victory over Stoke at Stamford Bridge.

Gary Cahill gave Antonio Conte's side a first-half lead but Bruno Martins-Indi pulled Stoke level on 46.

Willian restored Chelsea's lead before Peter Couch pegged the hosts back once again. But this time, Chelsea were level for only 74 seconds before Willian scored again.

Diego Costa sealed the victory with a strike in the 85th minute.

More to follow.

Gary Cahill put Chelsea into the lead against Stoke with a header from a corner in the 34th minute of the matchu00a0 — Gary Cahill put Chelsea into the lead against Stoke with a header from a corner in the 34th minute of the match

Cahill acknowledges the adulation from the Chelsea support after sending his side into the lead in the first half

Bruno Martins-Indi bundled the ball over the line at the start of the second half as Stoke pulled level against Chelsea

Martins-Indi wheels away in celebration after scoring his first goal for Stoke, in the 46th minute against Chelsea

Willian (third right) drilled home in the 57th minute to restore Chelsea's advantage after Stoke's early second half strike

Willian looks up to the sky after scoring his first goal of the afternoon for Chelsea against Stokeu00a0 — Willian looks up to the sky after scoring his first goal of the afternoon for Chelsea against Stoke

Peter Crouch (centre) then hauled Stoke level again, as The Potters continued to cause problems for Chelsea

Willian struck again 74 seconds after Crouch had scored to hand Chelsea a 3-2 lead against Stokeu00a0 — Willian struck again 74 seconds after Crouch had scored to hand Chelsea a 3-2 lead against Stoke

Willian leads the celebrations after his second goal of the match put Chelsea back into the lead against Stoke

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte turns to celebrate in front of the home supporters after Willian's secondu00a0 — Chelsea manager Antonio Conte turns to celebrate in front of the home supporters after Willian's second

Diego Costa celebrates after his 85th minute goal extended Chelsea's advantage to 4-2 against Stoke

Costa returned to Chelsea's starting line-up after serving a one-match ban on Boxing Day against Bournemouth

Costa pictured alongside Stoke striker Peter Crouch during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Stoke

Eden Hazard (centre) tries his luck during the early exchanges between Chelsea and Stoke at Stamford Bridge

Stoke enjoyed an encouraging beginning to the match and Cesar Azpilicueta had to take evasive measures to stop themu00a0 — Stoke enjoyed an encouraging beginning to the match and Cesar Azpilicueta had to take evasive measures to stop them

Costa attempts to dribble the ball beyond the reach of Stoke midfield player Charlie Adam during the first half

N'Golo Kante of Chelsea tries to keep hold of possession under pressure from Stoke attacker Xherdan Shaqiri

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso battles for the ball under pressure from Stoke attacker Mame Biram Diouf