Terrace Talk: Chelsea - Paying tribute to legends past, present, and future

The game against Sunderland was almost secondary as Chelsea fans had only two things on our mind — finally getting our hands on the Premier League trophy and giving JT the send-off that the most successful captain of the Premier League era deserves.

But of course there was a record at stake — most Premier League wins — and I think that Conte was desperate to achieve that so the game was played in a mildly competitive spirit.

Billy Jones perhaps needed to be reminded that this game wouldn’t change Sunderland’s relegation — the tackle/assault on Hazard was totally unnecessary. I did wonder whether Arsene Wenger had perhaps promised him a trial at next year’s Europa League contenders to ensure our talisman didn’t play in the FA Cup final.