Chelsea carry a seven-point lead with eight games remaining is not a cast-iron guarantee of success, but it’s hard to see the Blues straying from the blueprint which has taken them to the top.
Don’t forget that Antonio Conte won the championship with Juventus in each of his last three seasons as a club manager. The Italian knows his way around a run-in and will have delighted Chelsea by brushing aside rumours that he might decamp back to Serie A this summer to Inter Milan.
As it stands the half-time scores in the Premier league are:
- Stoke 1-0 Liverpool – Walters heads hosts in front
- Man City 1-0 Hull – Elmohamady turns Navas cross into own net
- West Ham 1-0 Swansea – Kouyate adds to Swans’ relegation fears
- West Brom 0-1 Southampton – Clasie puts Saints in front
- Middlesbrough 0-0 Burnley – Boro seven points from safety
- Result: Spurs thrash Watford 4-0 in early game
- Chelsea travel to Bournemouth in late game
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Half time scores:
Man City 1-0 Hull
Boro 0-0 Burnley
Stoke 1-0 Liverpool
West Brom 0-1 Southampton
West Ham 1-0 Swansea pic.twitter.com/RgUpkf8yDO— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) April 8, 2017
Come on #LFC, I don't know how you're gonna do it, but you gotta win this game!!
It's not over until it's over #STOLIV #YNWA— Léo Ritzmänn (@LeoRitzmann_) April 8, 2017
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Two for Son and one apiece for @Dele_Alli and @ericdier seals an 11th consecutive home @PremierLeague win! #COYS pic.twitter.com/HAZoB6G9i5
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 8, 2017
