The big news: Costa, Hazard on target for Blues

Chelsea continued their rejuvenated run as they beat Southampton 2-0 at the St Mary's Stadium on Sunday. Antonio Conte's team remained fourth on the table with Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool ahead of the Blues by just a point..

Chelsea took the lead through Eden Hazard within six minutes of the match with the Belgian hitting top form this season. Diego Costa slotted in the second in the second half to continue his amazing run in front of goal this year. The victory was Chelsea's fourth in a row in the league, which is a feat they last achieved in April 2015. Costa has now reached 40 Premier League goals in 64 games, the sixth fastest player to do so and seven games faster than Manchester City's Sergio Aguero.

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  1. Everton beat West Ham United 2-0 on Sunday. Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley gave Everton an easy win against relegation-threatened West Ham. Everton now face Chelsea in a mouthwatering encounter on November 5.
  2. Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has extended his contract with the Spanish giants keeping him with the club till 2022. Bale's contract is reportedly worth £600,000 per week, £350,000 after tax. Bale came to the Bernabeu from Tottenham Hotspur on a six-year deal in 2013 for a then-world record fee of £85 million. He helped Real win five trophies in the past three seasons, including the Champions League twice, and has scored 62 goals in 135 appearances.
  3. Former Manchester City player Mario Balotelli continued his amazing form in France with another goal as Nice beat Nantes 4-1 to move six points clear at the top of Ligue 1. The Italian, who has scored seven goals in his first seven Nice games, netted their second goal of the match.
  4. Delhi Dynamos dominated proceedings against FC Goa as they beat them 2-0 at the Fatorda Stadium on Sunday. With the win, Dynamos take the third spot on the table with Goa remaining at the bottom with their fifth loss of the season.
  5. Saudi Arabia said that it had foiled a plan to bomb a World Cup 2018 qualifying match between Saud Arabia and Dubai in October in the western city of Jeddah. Authorities said that militants had plotted to car-bomb near the stadium, an attempt made by by Islamic State militants to kill security officials near Riyadh.