text: 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.'
target: Loic Remy 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 .
  Jose Mourinho praised Remy's scoring instinct and professionalism .