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That's that as Chelsea hold on superbly against the late United fightback - a brilliant match that ends up with the more dominant team coming out on top.
Antonio Conte has pulled to within a point off Jose Mourinho... Pep Guardiola has now pulled EIGHT points clear at the top.
What a smashing game to cover, thank you for reading.
93' Matic tries to take it past Azpilicueta with a cute little dribble but the Basque holds his ground and Morata races into the box - one-on-one with De Gea, he slows down enough to allow Valencia to come back and win the ball back. Conte's head's just exploded
90' OH MAROUANE FELLAINI! OH MY! The big man chests down a cross impeccably before absolutely leathering the ball at goal that takes all of Courtois superb skills to keep out. UFF!
87' A smart Fellaini pass allows Rashford to run at Rudiger but the German does brilliantly to hold him off before Lukaku's loose touch allows Drinkwater to hack clear
86' United are pinging the ball around the box with real intent, finally, before Rashford fizzes a superb shot just wide of Courtois' far post. Meanwhile, Conte allows Hazard to depart to a standing ovation as he sends on Willian.
81' Herrera snipes Hazard once again from the back... and he barely walks away from without a second yellow. Chelsea are very much on the top right now.
79' Morata does ever so well to win a freekick under pressure from Bailly and Valencia.... it all leads to Rudiger almost scoring off a Zappacosta-esque cross
78' AH! N'Golo Kante and Danny Drinkwater - Champions of England with Leicester - are reunited as Conte takes off Fabregas and brings on the English midfielder
77' United look a little beret of ideas uptop and it's leading to counter after counter from Chelsea. A fake of the highest order from Alonso allows Morata the ball on the edge of the box but the Spaniard's shot is blocked off by Smalling. Meanwhile, United make their final change as Young is taken off for Lingard.
75' Bakayoko steals the ball off Fellaini - as easily as a school teacher taking candy off an errant student - and runs at Smalling, before shifting the ball to his right and curling a hopeless shot well wide of goal.
71' ... which is wasted by Smalling jumping onto Courtois. At the other end, Fellaini gets booked for an involuntary elbow that just about grazed Morata's nose
70' Rashford does well to win another corner under pressure from Rudiger and Azpilicueta. The corner is rubbish but Morata gives him another opportunity
That's that as Chelsea hold on superbly against the late United fightback - a brilliant match that ends up with the more dominant team coming out on top.
Antonio Conte has pulled to within a point off Jose Mourinho... Pep Guardiola has now pulled EIGHT points clear at the top.
What a smashing game to cover, thank you for reading.
Anirudh Menon signing out...
Toodle-ooo