Chelsea wins in style; Spurs held by Everton

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Chelsea signaled its intent to surge up the Premier League by crushing Crystal Palace 3-0 Sunday in a display that had shades of last season's cruise to the championship.

Oscar, Willian and Diego Costa scored for Chelsea, which is out of realistic title contention following the dismal start to its defense but could still challenge for a Champions League spot on the evidence of its display at Selhurst Park.

Tottenham occupies the final spot in the top four but lost ground in the title race by drawing 1-1 at Everton, with Dele Alli's superb volley earning Spurs a point after canceling out Aaron Lennon's opener.

Tottenham is six points behind first-place Arsenal.

Chelsea climbed to 14th place and has 13 points to make up on Tottenham.