Chelsea 3-0 Leicester City: Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Victor Moses all on the scoresheet to give Blues fine Stamford Bridge win over champions

Daily Mail | October 15, 2016

Chelsea breezed past Claudio Ranieri's Premier League champions Leicester City, 3-0, in the early Saturday kick-off at Stamford Bridge.

Leicester fell behind after Diego Costa's seventh-minute opener and Antonio Conte was delighted to see Eden Hazard extend Chelsea's lead with a composed 32nd-minute goal.

Nigeria international Victor Moses continued his fine form this season with a well-taken strike in the 80th minute.

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Eden Hazard rounds Kasper Schmeichel to extend Chelsea's lead over Leicester City with a composed 32nd-minute goal

Belgian star Hazard celebrates his well-taken goal with team-mate Victor Moses (left) during an eventful first-half

Premier League champions Leicester fell behind at Stamford Bridge after Diego Costa's seventh-minute opener

Spain international striker Costa dedicated his goal to team-mate Willian's mother who passed away this past week

Nigeria international winger Moses continued his fine form this season with a well-taken strike in the 80th minute

Moses performs an acrobatic celebration after his goal - he has been sent out on loan by Chelsea three times

Chelsea's bench - including captain John Terry (centre left) - celebrate Chelsea's third goal of the afternoon

Former Foxes midfielderu00a0N'Golo Kante (right) gets away from Leicester's Jeffrey Schlupp in the first period — Former Foxes midfielder N'Golo Kante (right) gets away from Leicester's Jeffrey Schlupp in the first period

David Luiz strikes a wicked free-kick which crashes against the post; the Brazil international was re-signed on deadline day

Leicester's England international striker Jamie Vardy (left) tries to get away from Luiz at Stamford Bridge

PFA Players' Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez (right) was left on the bench before coming on foru00a0Ahmed Musa — PFA Players' Player of the Year Riyad Mahrez (right) was left on the bench before coming on for Ahmed Musa

Blues icon Terry (centre) watches on from the dug-out, sitting behind coaching staff Steve Holland and Carlo Cudicini

Italian manager Antonio Conte barks instructions to his Chelsea players during the early kick-off on Saturday afternoonu00a0 — Italian manager Antonio Conte barks instructions to his Chelsea players during the early kick-off on Saturday afternoon

Claudio Ranieri - who managed Chelsea between 2000 and 2004 - returned to his former stomping ground