The display against the newly-promoted Yorkshire side highlighted Chelsea’s forward strengths with Hazard combining well with Willian and Pedro to overwhelm the hosts. Having failed to qualify for last season’s European football, Conte’s side benefited from a reduced fixture list that contributed to them eventually becoming champions. “Last year we didn’t have this because we weren’t in the Champions League, but since I came to Chelsea, for six years now it has been the same. “We had a bad game against West Ham. “I think it was a bad game from the beginning until the end,” said Pellegrino.

Source: The Guardian December 15, 2017 09:11 UTC