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Chelsea beat Stoke to extend winning run to 13: Outright record looms

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26:  Eden Hazard of Chelsea celebrates with team mates after scoring his sides second goal during the Premier League match betwe

Chelsea won yet again on New Year's Eve but can they break the Premier League record?

The 4-2 win over Stoke at Stamford Bridge extends their sequence of Premier League wins to 13 this season. That now equals the most wins that any team has managed in a single Premier League season.

Antonio Conte's team have already eclipsed Chelsea's previous best of 11 wins in a row, but one accolade still eludes them - they need one more win to equal Arsenal's record of 14 consecutive victories picked up over two seasons in 2002.

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If Chelsea are to match that feat they will need to get the better of Tottenham, live on Sky Sports 1 HD this Wednesday. To beat the Premier League record and set a new mark of 15 wins in a row, they will need to go to Leicester in mid-January and win there as well.

Here we take a look at where Chelsea's achievement ranks in Premier League history…

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Chelsea's best winning runs in the Premier League

Games Start End Manager
13 Oct 16 --- Antonio Conte
11 Apr 09 Sep 09 Carlo Ancelotti
10 Nov 05 Jan 06 Jose Mourinho
9 Aug 05 Oct 05 Jose Mourinho
9 Jan 07 Apr 07 Jose Mourinho

Best Premier League sequences in a single season

Team Season Wins Manager
Chelsea 2016/17 13 Antonio Conte
Arsenal 2001/02 13 Arsene Wenger
Liverpool 2013/14 11 Brendan Rodgers
Man Utd 2008/09 11 Sir Alex Ferguson
Man Utd 1999/00 11 Sir Alex Ferguson

Best winning runs in Premier League history

Wins Team Start End Coach
14 Arsenal Feb 02 Aug 02 Arsene Wenger
13 Chelsea Oct 16 --- Antonio Conte
12 Man Utd Mar 00 Aug 00 Sir Alex Ferguson

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