Chelsea beats Everton 1- 0 and maintains 7-point lead over Man City as top 2 win

Premier League leader Chelsea left it late to beat Everton 1-0 on Wednesday and maintain its seven-point advantage over Manchester City as the champions won 4-1 at Stoke.

Willian's 89th-minute winner for Chelsea came a minute after a foul on the midfielder led to Everton midfielder Gareth Barry being sent off for a second bookable offense.

The victory dashed City's hopes of closing the gap on Chelsea on a night when Sergio Aguero scored twice to end the second-place team's four-game winless run.

"We are not thinking about Chelsea," City manager Manuel Pellegrini said. "If they lose points it is good for us but the first thing for our team is to recover the sensation of (being) a good, solid team. That was the target and we did it."

Ivanovic also clashes with Everton's John Stones in the closing stages of the Premier League match

 Manchester United remained five points behind neighbor City but rose to third with an unconvincing 3-1 victory over Burnley.

Southampton dropped to fourth after being held 0-0 by 10-man West Ham, while Crystal Palace drew 1-1 with manager Alan Pardew's former club Newcastle. West Bromwich Albion climbed four points clear of the relegation zone by beating Swansea 2-0. 

Ivanovic also clashes with Everton's John Stones in the closing stages of the Premier League match

 

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