Chelsea make it 12 in a row to stay atop English Premier League

English football club Chelsea won a club-record 12th consecutive match to remain atop the English Premier League (EPL) standings.

The Blues showed no signs of weakness in a lop-sided 3-0 contest at Stamford Bridge against Bournemouth on Monday, reports Efe.

The hosts prevailed on tallies by Pedro Rodriguez, Eden Hazard – from the penalty spot – and a Bournemouth own goal in stoppage time.

Chelsea moved up to 46 points from 18 matches, seven more than Manchester City, 3-0 away winners on Monday over bottom-placed Hull City, who held their vastly more talented opponents scoreless until the last 15 minutes of the match.

Sitting two points back of Man City are Arsenal, who struggled on Monday at home against West Bromwich Albion, the surprise team of the season so far.

West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster stymied the Gunners for more than 80 minutes before succumbing to a header by Olivier Giroud that turned out to be the game’s only goal.

Liverpool, who are tied on points with Arsenal at 37 but lead the London side in goal difference, will have the chance to reclaim second place on Tuesday when they host Stoke City at Anfield.

Fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur will travel to Southampton on Wednesday.

Spurs have 33 points, the same as Manchester United after the Red Devils’ 3-1 triumph on Monday against Sunderland.

Daley Blind started the scoring for United in the 39th minute, though the decisive second goal didn’t come until the final 10 minutes, when Zlatan Ibrahimovic capitalised on a midfield takeaway by Paul Pogba.

Ibra then assisted on a goal by late substitute Henrikh Mkhitaryan, while Fabio Borini beat United keeper David De Gea with a spectacular effort in stoppage time to salvage some pride for the visitors.

Defending champions Leicester City fell 2-0 at home to seventh place Everton to extend their winless streak to three matches and leave themselves just three points above the drop zone.