The ability of Chelsea as a football club to snatch ignominy from the jaws of victory can never be underestimated, although last night’s victory at the Hawthorns at least protects a memorable Premier League campaign with another title, their fifth of the Abramovich era, writes Allan Prosser.

THERE is a song the Liverpool faithful like to sing, to the tune of ‘Lord Of The Dance’, which is reserved especially for those occasions when they come up against Chelsea.

ON THE train the other day, I bumped into a casual acquaintance who revealed he was a Chelsea fan.

WHEN a 17-year-old striker called Jimmy Greaves made his professional debut for Chelsea in August 1957, the thought of the London club shaking the foundations of the game to the very core would have been unthinkable.