Five lessons learned: Chelsea are champions

Weekend points of interest

From Chelsea’s win on Friday, which gifted them the Premier League title, to Spurs’ victory over Manchester United in London on Sunday, there was no lack of drama in the English top-flight.

The Blues finally got themselves across the line, home and hosed down as 2016/17 kings, and deservedly so. We go into the final week of the season, with teams catching up on games to play in midweek, before the curtain goes down following a full fixture list on Sunday.

So, as is often the case on Monday morning, we look at five lessons learned over the course of the last three days. What do we know on Monday morning that we didn’t on Friday? Here’s our picks…..

Chelsea are deserving champions

Chelsea beat West Brom on Friday night, courtesy of a 1-0 score, to get over the line. They have now been crowned Premier League champions, and will celebrate with a home tie vs London rivals Watford on Monday night. Spurs pushed them close, but The Blues fully deserved their moment in the sun. 10^th place finishers last season, they have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to transform the club from top to bottom. Conte looks the future of the boys from the bridge. They won more games than any other side, and that’s what it’s all about.

West Ham need a holiday

Stratford residents West Ham didn’t enjoy too many highlights since moving over from Upton Park, and it looks like it’ll take them a while to fully settle in at the London Stadium. They will be happy to see the back of this season, and looked like a side already off on their summer holidays when losing 4-0 in front of their own fans to Liverpool on Sunday. A top-half finish is now beyond them. A bit of spring cleaning looks in order.