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Returning Costa gives Chelsea breathing space following their 2-0 win over Hull City

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The 28-year-old striker kept his composure to slot home Moses' pull-back in the seventh minute of first-half stoppage-time

Diego Costa marked his comeback with a goal as Chelsea overcame an obdurate Hull City side 2-0 on Sunday to surge eight points clear at the Premier League summit.

Costa missed Chelsea's 3-0 win at Leicester City last weekend due to a back problem, amid reports he had rowed with a fitness coach after being unsettled by a big-money offer from China.

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