N’Golo Kante gives Chelsea a 1-0 narrow win over Crystal Palace in a game of few chances at Selhurst Park.
Kante scored the only goal of the game in the 51st minute when he broke forward from midfield to convert David Luiz’s throughball.
Chelsea’s Willian came close to scoring with a free-kick that struck the post, and Ross Barkley also hit the woodwork with a hooked effort.
The result sees Chelsea move to within a point of Man City in third and two behind second-placed Spurs.
More crucially, they have opened up a five point gap between themselves in fourth and Arsenal in fifth.