Chelsea goal highlights: Costa scores on return, does ‘keep talking’ celebration

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says striker Diego Costa will be available for Chelsea’s Premier League match against Hull.

Moreso, Southampton put the row over former captain Jose Fonte’s departure to one side as they beat struggling champions Leicester 3-0 in the Premier League at St Mary’s yesterday.

After this weekend you can see that when I say this league is very hard and no game is easy, that’s the reality. And it was Costa who opened up the scoring seven minutes into first half injury time converting a Victor Moses cross with his usual aplomb to return to the joint top of the league’s goal scoring charts with 15.

“Every time Diego played for Chelsea, he always put all himself into it for this shirt, for this club”, Conte said.

If you think this type of game is easy you make a great mistake, and you can pay for it at the end of the season.

The Blues were made to sweat for their win but a goal deep into first half injury-time from wantaway forward Costa settled their nerves. Mason was later rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery to fix a fractured skull. But when Conte was asked whether Costa would sign a new deal to secure his future beyond this season, he could offer no assurances.

“I don’t know [if he will be offered a new contract] – this is a decision that will have to be taken with the club”.

“But, I repeat: he’s very happy to stay with us and to play with Chelsea. I want more and I am sure we will improve in the next week”.

“Asmir is an important player for me, on and off the pitch”. Hull remain one place above bottom-placed Sunderland. “A further update will be issued Monday”.

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The Scotland global, Hull’s outstanding performer this season, has been strongly linked with a move to West Ham United. “We came here to compete and try to take points, Chelsea are in a very good moment but we tried, and we controlled the game in some moments”. His tackle on Burnley’s Steven Defour was not the worst seen in the Premier League this season but it was reckless and unnecessary and earned him a second red card only five months into his Gunners career. Matic is certainly a crucial player of the squad and is very effective in the tight matches, but Chelsea should be attacking and deploy Fabregas at his expense in games like Hull.