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Nigerian winger Victor Moses returned to Chelsea’s starting lineup to help the North London side defeat Bournemouth 3-1 at the Vitality Stadium.

Moses was impressive from the get-go, and he made a major impact in the 17th minute.

He picked out Diego Costa with a low cross and the Brazilian turned and smashed in a shot from 12 yards out.

The shot which was deflected off Adam Smith found its way into the net.

Chelsea’s second goal didn’t take long to come.

In the 20th minute, N’golo Kanté played a clever pass to Eden Hazard, who danced past the goalkeeper and tapped the ball into an empty net.

Joshua King put Bournemouth on the score sheet few minutes before the first half ended. King’s strike from the edge of the penalty area went past David Luiz and Chelsea goalie, Thibaut Courtois.

Bournemouth came out in the second half determined to match Chelsea but Steve Cook’s foul on Costa made life harder for the hosts.

Marcos Alonso stepped up to take the resultant free kick and expertly curled the ball over the wall to score Chelsea’s third goal in the 68th minute.

Although both teams had some more chances to score, neither found the back of the net.

Victory seemingly assured, Moses was substituted with Kurt Zouma in the 90th minute, ten minutes after his shot was parried by the Bournemouth keeper.

The league leaders are back with seven points clear at the top.