Premier League: Chelsea hammer Leicester in battle of last two champions

Reuters | Updated: Oct 15, 2016, 08:04 PM IST

Chelseas Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard vies with Leicester Citys Ghanaian midfielder Daniel Amartey during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge in London on October 15, 2016

Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Victor Moses scored to ensure Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri's visit to his old club was a far cry from five months ago when the Foxes received a guard of honour for their title triumph.

Chelsea demolished the team that succeeded them as Premier League winners when champions Leicester City succumbed tamely 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

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Goals from the Premier League's leading marksman Diego Costa, Eden Hazard and Victor Moses ensured Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri's visit to his old club was a far cry from five months ago when the Foxes received a guard of honour for their title triumph.

The unmarked Costa's seventh-minute strike was his seventh goal of the season, before Chelsea's dominance was further rewarded, following more comical defending, by Hazard's expertly-taken second.

Moses finished a brilliant one-two 10 minutes from time to leave Leicester as the first English top-flight champions since Blackburn Rovers 21 years ago to lose their opening four away games of the season.