Chelsea provided further evidence of its Premier League title credentials Saturday.A 5-0 victory at Swansea put the London club five points ahead of Manchester City ahead of the champions match against Arsenal on Sunday.Four goals came in the opening 36 minutes — the first after 49 seconds from Oscars 20-yard (meter) shot. Cesc Fabregas 15th assist of the league season set up Diego Costas first goal, and the striker then seized on poor defending to score his 17th of the campaign.Costas cut-back allowed Oscar to net Chelseas fourth with ease. The only surprise was it took Chelsea until the 79th to net again, with Andre Schuerrle tapping Branislav Ivanovics cross into an empty net.The team is playing with high quality and has a clear identity of playing, Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. Sometimes teams are good and play well without the clear identity, but all this season we are going in a certain direction.It wasnt so easy for Manchester United at Queens Park Rangers, although the 20-time champions did beat the spirited hosts 2-0. Uniteds third away success of the campaign came through a second-half turnaround when substitutes Marouane Fellaini and James Wilson scored.QPR remains in the relegation zone after a fifth straight winless league match, while United remains fourth, two points behind Southampton. The south-coast team won 2-1 at Newcastle after the first goals from Eljero Elia since joining on loan from Werder Bremen this month.Tottenham moved up to fifth with a 2-1 victory over Sunderland, Liverpool won 2-0 at Aston Villa, bottom-place Leicester lost 1-0 to Stoke, and Crystal Palace came from two goals down to beat Burnley 3-2.___FRANCELeader Lyon increased the pressure on its title rivals as it beat struggling Lens 2-0. A sixth straight victory was secured by Alexandre Lacazettes league-leading 20th goal in 21 games from the penalty spot after Jean-Philippe Gbamins own goal.After picking up just three points from its first four matches this season, Hubert Fourniers team has lost only one game since, and produced sparkling football to climb to the top of the standings last weekend.Lyons fourth away win extended its lead over second-place Marseille to four points. Lens remained second from bottom.___SPAINAlvaro Negredos late header gave Valencia a 3-2 victory over Almeria, while regional rival Villarreal also stayed in contention for a top-four finish with a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao.Felipe Caicedo netted in the 89th minute to give Espanyol a 1-0 win over Celta Vigo, while Manuchos header helped Rayo Vallecano win 1-0 at Real Sociedad.Leader Real Madrid visits crosstown rival Getafe on Sunday when second-place Barcelona is at Deportivo La Coruna.___ITALYRoma was held to 1-1 at Palermo on Saturday in another slip-up in its quest for the Serie A title. Rudi Garcias team fell three points behind Juventus after last weeks derby draw against Lazio, and the defending champion can pull further ahead on Sunday when it hosts Hellas Verona. Jose Berrios Jersey . 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Early in the third period, Blake Wheelers stick caught Erik Cole up high in the corner and drew blood to bring about a four-minute Dallas power play. Less than a minute into the man advantage, Pavelec robbed Tyler Seguin with a glove save. It was Winnipeg, however, that scored on the extended power play as Kane took a turnover in the neutral zone, skated around Daley and had his wrist shot trickle through the pads of Lindback for a 2-0 game with 12:26 to play. Dallas pulled Lindback with oover two minutes to play and got within a goal moments later as Daley ripped a shot short side from the left circle.dddddddddddd Lindback went to the bench again in favor of the extra attacker, but the Stars were unable to force overtime. Mathieu Perreault skated from the right boards behind the net and slipped a pass to the slot, where Frolik wristed the puck home to start the scoring 3:53 into the game. The Stars threatened on the power play after Dustin Byfuglien went off for hooking 6:47 into the second, but Pavelec fought off six shots to keep the Jets in front. Pavelec seemed unstoppable in the middle stanza as he made another terrific save, denying Jamie Benns point-blank one-timer with under five minutes to play in the frame. Game Notes Perreault extended his point streak to five games (6G, 3A) ... The Jets have scored 19 goals over their past four games ... Daley is tied for second in the league among defenseman with 11 goals ... Winnipeg also defeated Dallas 5-2 on Dec. 9 ... The two teams will meet again on Jan. 31 at MTS Centre. ' ' '