London: Eden Hazard converted a second-half penalty to keep Chelsea's perfect home record intact with a 2-1 win over Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League on Saturday.
Hazard was fouled by Eduardo Vargas and took the spot kick himself in the 76th minute at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea provisionally moved nine points clear of main title rival Manchester City ahead of their derby against Manchester United on Sunday.
Oscar put Chelsea ahead with a sublime finish in the 32nd minute after being set up by Cesc Fabregas, but QPR threatened to steal a point when Charlie Austin equalized with a back-heel in the 62nd.
Chelsea top the table with 26 points from 10 games, four ahead of second-place Southampton.
Stewart Downing equalised in the 73rd minute as West Ham came from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw at Stoke.
Stoke looked to have a commanding lead after Victor Moses put the hosts ahead in the 33rd minute and Mame Biram Diouf headed in the second in the 56th. But Enner Valencia pulled a goal back with a header in the 60th after a cross from Downing, and then set up the equalizer for his teammate 13 minutes later.
The draw ended West Ham's three-game winning streak and Sam Allardyce's team dropped out of the top four into fifth after a surprisingly strong start to the season.
Stoke are 12th after missing a chance to climb into the top half of the table.
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