Jose Mourinho believes Chelsea are firmly on course to win the Premier League after extending their lead at the top to six points with a battling 3-2 victory at Hull.
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The Blues, chasing their first English league crown since 2010, re-established their stranglehold on the title race thanks to Loic Remy’s late winner at the KC Stadium on Sunday.
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And with Chelsea holding a game in hand on second placed Manchester City, Mourinho says they are now firm favourites to lift the trophy.
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“The title race should be over,” Mourinho said. “The title race in normal conditions, Chelsea should have eight, 10, 12 points more than we have – title race over.
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“But football is unpredictable and the reality is we have a six-point lead which is our best situation for the whole season.
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“The maximum lead we had was eight but when we had eight we had more matches to go.
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“In this moment we have a six-point lead, one match in hand, that can help us have a bigger distance with eight matches to go to our opponents.
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“They (City) can make 24 points, if they can make 24 points for us it is a question of mathematics to see how much we need
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“I’m pretty confident. I believe in my players, I believe that we can do it.”
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Chelsea had to work for their win at Hull, despite making a flying start.
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