Chelsea secured their first Premier League title in five years after a nervy 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues needed one more victory to ensure they could wrestle the league crown away from the Manchester stronghold, and Eden Hazard’s first-half penalty was enough to settle a cagey affair.
After a laboured opening 44 minutes, Hazard won the penalty himself, but tamely fired the spot-kick straight at Julian Speroni in the Palace goal, but the Belgian forward was alert enough to head home the rebound.
Palace were certainly no pushovers in South West London, and had several half chances to get themselves back in the match, but it was Chelsea’s day, and 60 years after their first league crown, the Blues are once again the best in the land.
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