London — Chelsea beat Hull City 2-0 on Sunday to go eight points ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League. Diego Costa, back in the side after missing last week’s win at Leicester, scored Chelsea’s first just before half-time while defender Gary Cahill added a second late in the game. But all the drama took place in north London where Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could face an FA charge after he was sent off and then clashed with fourth official Anthony Taylor in an astonishing finale to the Gunners’ 2-1 victory over Burnley. Wenger, who became infuriated after the award of a 93rd minute penalty to Burnley, later apologised for his actions amid a frantic period of stoppage time. Arsenal, reduced to 10 men following the 65th-minute sending off of Granit Xhaka, saw Andre Gray equalise from the spot kick only to be awarded a penalty of their own that Alexis Sanchez converted for a 98th-minute winner. Wenger had reacted furiously to the first penalty, awarded after Francis Coq...
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