Hazard brace gives Chelsea vital win

Conte hails 'big step' towards title 06 April 2017, 01:13 Tweet Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said his side had taken a "big step" towards the Premier League title after their 2-1 defeat of Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. They have a lot of qualities," Conte told BT Sport. "I think we showed to be a great team, to win a difficult game after a defeat against Crystal Palace. I think we are playing a great season, but to win the title there is a long way to go." Defeat left City 14 points below Chelsea in fourth place and beaten manager Pep Guardiola said his side's title hopes were now over.

Jamie Carragher has told FourFourTwo that Liverpool need a period of regular Champions League football before they are ready to challenge for the Premier League title. Liverpool struggled when their main Mane was at the AFCON Sixth best squad “I think Liverpool have got the sixth-best squad in the league so to be in the top four would be a very good season,” the Sky Sports pundit says. It’s very difficult, they don’t have the revenue to compete with the others, it will be a building process - Jamie Carragher “At the moment, I don’t think they’ve got enough to challenge for the league. It won’t be a case of splashing the cash and going for the league next season. “Attacking wise they’re out of this world, they’re as exciting as anyone in the Premier League.

Pundit hails quality of Tottenham Hotspur team Tottenham Hotspur’s young team have an admirer in former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore following their comeback win over Swansea City on Wednesday night. Mauricio Pochettino’s side headed into the game at the Liberty Stadium with the intention of putting pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea. Collymore, who does not tend to mince his words on Twitter, was full of praise for the team after the game.

Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill says that the Blues' win over Manchester City on Wednesday was the perfect response to their shock defeat to Crystal Palace on the weekend. Eden Hazard scored a brace in the 2-1 win as the West London club preserved their seven-point lead at the top of the table. "We created some good chances and we defended very well when we had to," Cahill told Chelseafc.com. "It was a close game and I thought there was some fantastic football being played out there by both teams.

The players already knew the Spurs result heading into the game, which added to the pressure and “test of character” posed by a relentlessly positive and fearless AFC Bournemouth. “It's more easy to control the game when you score first but at the end of the first half we were a little bit down. But in the second half we did well to control the game.” “We have to believe in everything.