Chelsea 1-0 Crystal Palace Highlights
Chelsea secured their fourth Premier League title as Eden Hazard’s penalty rebound defeated Crystal Palace.
PFA Player of the Year Hazard followed up to head in after his weak spot-kick was saved by keeper Julian Speroni.
The Belgium forward won the penalty just before half-time after tumbling over James McArthur’s challenge.
Jason Puncheon and Wilfried Zaha went close in the second half for Palace, but Chelsea had chances too as they earned a fifth English title overall.
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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Crystal Palace’s only win over Chelsea in 11 Premier League meetings came last season at Selhurst Park (W1, D2, L8).
Palace have only ever won twice at Stamford Bridge: 2-1 in the old Division Two in March 1982 and 3-2 in the fifth round of the FA Cup in 1976.
Chelsea have lost just one of their last 14 league meetings (W9, D4, L1).
Chelsea
Chelsea need just three points to win what would be a fourth Premier League title, and first since 2010.
The Blues have lost just three of their 50 matches in all competitions this season.
They have kept the most clean sheets in the Premier League this season (16), while Palace have kept the joint-fewest (6).
Chelsea defenders have contributed 19 goals and 16 assists in all competitions so far this campaign.
John Terry is level with David Unsworth as the top-scoring defender in Premier League history with 38 goals.
Cesc Fabregas has equalled his best ever haul of assists in a single Premier League season (17, level with 2007-08). Only two players have fared better: Thierry Henry with 20 assists in 2002-03 and Frank Lampard with 18 in 2004-05.
Crystal Palace
Palace have lost just one of their last eight away matches in the league, earning 17 points (W5, D2, L1).
They have recovered a league-high 18 points from losing positions this campaign.
Palace have managed only seven wins in 30 previous Premier League London derbies away from home (W7, D8, L15).
