Chelsea returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 victory over champions Leicester last weekend.

Antonio Conte’s men had seen their 13-match winning run halted by Tottenham on January 4, losing 2-0 at White Hart Lane, yet a brace from Marcos Alonso and a Pedro strike secured a 17th win of the campaign for the Blues, who in turn re-established their authority in the title race.

They are now seven points clear of their nearest challengers following Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford, which means that now Spurs have leapfrogged Jurgen Klopp’s side in the table, although they are on the same amount of points with just 17 games to go.

Conte’s men host struggling Hull on Sunday hoping to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League, but the Chelsea boss may look at the winter window as a chance to reinforce his squad ahead of their title charge.

The Blues have been linked with several names over the last few months ahead of a potential January move, and here is what their fearsome FRONT THREE could look like come the end of January…

Eden Hazard

Belgian international Eden Hazard has arguably been one of the best players in the Premier League this season – this all after his worst campaign for Chelsea last time out.

The 26-year-old managed just four Premier League goals last term in the Blues’ dreadful title defence, yet this season has seen Hazard return to, and arguably exceed, the exceptionally high standards he set in the 2014/15 campaign.

The attacker has netted nine times and laid on three assists in 20 Premier League matches and, although he’s scored just two and assisted two goals in his last nine matches, he is still the one creating opportunities for the Blues, with his tally of 43 for the season considerably more than any other Chelsea player.

His understanding with Pedro and Diego Costa has been excellent this term, and if he can continue to make the difference in the final third with such regularity, then Conte’s men will go close this season.

Diego Costa

Should Diego Costa and manager Conte settle their differences, which it looks like they will, then the Spanish international will continue to lead the line for Chelsea this season.

And, based on his first 19 league games of the campaign, he’s going to cause problems for many a Premier League defence.

The 28-year-old is the joint top-scorer in the top-flight this season alongside Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez with 14 goals (although his minutes per goal ratio is better than the Chilean’s), and Costa has also laid on five assists thus far – only Nemanja Matic has more in the Blues squad.

Clearly, the striker is hugely important to Chelsea, and Blues fans will hope that everything that’s happened over the past few days can be resolved quickly to get Costa back on the pitch and amongst the goals.

Keeping him fit, and indeed happy, with be crucial to Chelsea’s title challenge in the second half of the season.

James Rodriguez

Pedro and Willian have been excellent in recent weeks and would feel hard done by if they lost their place in the starting eleven, but they probably would if James Rodriguez made the move to Stamford Bridge this month.

The Real Madrid attacker has struggled for regular first team football under Zinedine Zidane this season, starting only four of their 17 La Liga matches, and just one of their last four league games.

With just one goal in his 13 league and Champions League appearances this season, it’s clear that the Colombian captain is not going to regularly nail down a first team spot, so a move away could be beneficial for the 25-year-old.

Chelsea almost got a deal done for Rodriguez at the end of the summer transfer window but to no avail, and, given that his first team chances haven’t improved since then, they have once again been linked with the attacker.

It would be a good move for both parties if the Blues can complete a deal for the Colombian this month.