City's 16th successive win took them to 52 points, one game short of the halfway point of the season. To their credit Tottenham took the game to City in the second half but were cut open in the 70th minute as De Bruyne finished off a rapid counter-attack. The better team won," Pochettino said. "In the last 10 games we won eight games," Chelsea boss Antonio Conte said. Marko Arnautovic scored against his old club Stoke as West Ham made it seven points from three games without conceding.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2017 20:37 UTC