Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham: Hazard hands Leicester the title

Posted Tuesday, May 03, 2016 by Goal.com

Pochettino's charges remain five points behind the Foxes with just six left in play after a gutsy triumph in west London, as the Blues failed to end their rivals' hopes

Eden Hazard will be the toast of Leicester, as the Belgian and Chelsea struck a late equaliser to tie 2-2 with Tottenham and hand the Foxes the Premier League title.
Mauricio Pochettino's men needed victory to retain hope of stopping Leicester's astonishing march towards glory and Harry Kane's 25th Premier League goal of the season, along with a clinical finish from Son Heung-min, gave them a healthy half-time advantage.

Monday's encounter was an ill-tempered one.

Spurs midfielder Mousa Dembele is likely to face retrospective action for an apparent eye gouge on Diego Costa, though the feisty occasion perhaps helped Chelsea to rediscover some of the fire that has been absent far too often in their shambling Premier League defence.

Gary Cahill reduced the arrears in the 58th minute and Eden Hazard, who schemed menacingly as a half-time substitute, scored his first league goal at Stamford Bridge since last season's title-clinching win over Crystal Palace to ensure a new and unlikely name would be etched on the trophy.

Former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri will hoist that silverware at a raucous King Power Stadium after Saturday's match against Everton, no doubt thrilled by the help from his former employers.