Eden Hazard converted a soft penalty at the second attempt as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 1-0 to secure the Premier League title.
Chelsea started slowly and it was Crystal Palace who seemed the most intent on attacking in the early stages, but nevertheless Chelsea controlled the ball for most of the first half. The home side still created the most chances, with Juan Cuadrado firing over early in the first half.
Chelsea took the lead when Hazard went down softly under pressure from James McArthur to win a penalty, and then headed in his own missed attempt from the spot kick.
In the second half, Jose Mourinho provoked the critics by immediately removing Cuadrado for the much more defensive John Obi Mikel, and Chelsea set about dominating possession but doing little with it.
Branislav Ivanovic went closest for Chelsea towards the end of the match, but Chelsea were happy to take the single-goal victory and seal the title.
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