City leave Chelsea trailing, Newcastle edge Saints
- Published: 24 Feb 2013 at 22.43
- Online news: Sports
Manchester City galvanised their grip on second place in the Premier League and trimmed Manchester United's lead back to 12 points with a 2-0 victory at home to nearest rivals Chelsea on Sunday.
Manchester City's Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure celebrates scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on February 24, 2013. City won 2-0.
After Chelsea's Frank Lampard had seen a penalty saved by England colleague Joe Hart, City prevailed through a pair of fine second-half goals from man-of-the-match Yaya Toure and substitute Carlos Tevez.
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