Eden Hazard and Marcos Alonso reflect on the positive impact Antonio Conte brought to Chelsea in his first year as manager.
Chelsea secures 5th EPL title defeating West Brom By Nirupa Siwan Saturday 13/05/2017Chelsea players celebrating after the win against West Brom.
The victory, Chelsea's 28th of the season, put the long-time league leaders 10 points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who have only three games left to play. It was his 18th substitute appearance in the league and he is yet to start for Chelsea in the top flight, but it mattered little as he celebrated at The Hawthorns.
The result is all that matters. AFP | It is rare when the pivotal moment in a title race occurs in September - rarer still when it can be pinpointed to the minute - but such has been Chelsea's season.
They still have two games remaining and could end up with 93 points.
"We were not lucky, we did a great job".
In public, Conte won't be thinking further ahead than his team's trip to The Hawthorns but a coach as thorough and hard-working as the Italian will surely have one eye on the offseason and beyond.
Batshuayi, the understudy to Costa, had only been on the pitch for seven minutes when he scored the winning goal - his first in the league since August.
Thibaut Courtois - 7 - Made a good save in the early moment to deny Rondon.
DF Cesar Azpilicueta, 10 - Another simply outstanding performance from one of the most underrated players in the Premier League. Teed up Batshuayi for the all-important goal that settled matters and never gave an inch covering at the back. There is no better feeling in football.
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0 - red cards for Chelsea players in the league this season.
Mentally, many players will have been focused on proving the haters wrong.
Chelsea might have broken the deadlock just two minutes into the second half when a powerful cross-shot from Victor Moses was turned around the post superbly by West Brom goalkeeper Ben Foster.
Conte's biggest task will be to keep his team hungry over the offseason.
The visitors had all the ball but Albion were not letting their home campaign go meekly into the night; they blocked in defence, harried in midfield, and pressed up front. Matic was an effective shield for Chelsea's back three.
And Chelsea reclaimed the title at the first attempt, beating West Brom.
Eventually, the Chelsea trio were successful in rescuing Conte. If Diego's headed to Tianjin, he better enjoy this victory as much as he can.
MF Willian, NR - Replaced Hazard and helped re-energise Chelsea for the telling final quarter of the match. Chelsea won that game 2-0, and every match afterwards until January 4.
Chelsea is back at the summit of English soccer, completing a wild roller-coaster ride over the past three years.
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