When can Chelsea win the title? What must they do to be crowned Premier League champions?
The Blues are nearly there
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Your support makes all the difference.Victory over Manchester United was just about the last major fence for the former 'little horse' that is Chelsea to hurdle on their way to winning the Premier League title.
The celebrations of the players after the 1-0 victory, secured thanks to a goal from Eden Hazard, suggested the players realised it too.
It was a result that moved them 10 points clear of second place Arsenal with six matches of the season remaining.
So when can they win the title?
The Gunners are in a position to amass the most points of those chasing Chelsea, and if they won every single game, would end the season on 84 points. That means Chelsea need a further nine points to reach 85 and make the title a mathematical certainty.
However, Chelsea play Arsenal next weekend, a match that if they won would cut the total they need to 82 points - six more than their current total. A win at the Emirates next Sunday would therefore mean Chelsea can win the title when they play Leicester City away at the King Power stadium on Wednesday 29 April. They play the relegation threatened Foxes at 7.45pm - the only Premier League match of the evening.
If Chelsea lost to the Gunners next weekend, they would then still need to amass nine points after that (on the basis that Arsenal didn't drop any). If they beat Leicester and then Crystal Palace on Sunday 3 May, they could win the title when they meet Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 10 May.
Chelsea remaining fixtures: Sunday April 26: Arsenal vs Chelsea; Wednesday April 29: Leicester City vs Chelsea; Sunday May 3: Chelsea vs Crystal Palace; Sunday May 10: Chelsea vs Liverpool; Monday May 18: West Brom vs Chelsea; Sunday May 24: Chelsea vs Sunderland
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