Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has heaped praise upon Loic Remy after the striker scored his second consecutive winner in the 2-1 victory over Stoke on Saturday . Remy 's goal meant Mourinho 's side took another step towards securing the Premier League title with three points , despite an injury to Diego Costa . Costa hobbled off 10 minutes after replacing Oscar at half-time , with another hamstring problem leaving him set for a spell on the sidelines . Remy scored Chelsea 's winner against Stoke in the game at Stamford Bridge on Saturday . Remy 's importance to Chelsea could grow as Diego Costa left the Stoke game injured . Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho praised the professionalism and scoring ability of Remy . But Mourinho refused to let the injury dampen the significance of the win , instead lauding Remy 's scoring instincts after the forward also netted the decisive strike when Chelsea beat Hull 3-2 in their last game before the international break . 'When Eden ( Hazard ) recovered the ball from a loose throw from Asmir Begovic , you could see immediately Remy sprinted to score what I call an easy goal , but I love strikers to score easy goals , ' Mourinho said . 'The tap-in when the goalkeeper has an incomplete save , attacking the ball on a low cross , rebounds - I love the easy goals from a striker . Remy ( centre ) also netted Chelsea 's winner against Hull before the international break . Mourinho said Remy has already made a crucial contribution to Chelsea despite not playing too often . 'Remy keeps himself in great condition , even without having played many minutes , to be ready for us . 'He 's a great boy and his contribution is already crucial , with these two match-winners in the last two matches . '
Jose Mourinho hit the decisive goal as Chelsea beat Stoke 2-1 on Saturday . He also scored the final goal in Chelsea 's 3-2 victory at Hull . Loic Remy praised Remy 's scoring instinct and professionalism .