Antonio Conte was punching the air by the time he got within distance of the Chelsea fans on the far side of the Selhurst Park pitch, a brief glimpse of what the Italian looks like when he is extremely pleased with his team’s performance and there was, indeed, much to be pleased about.
The 11th straight victory of Chelsea’s winning run was one of those games in which the opposition’s hope was crushed in stages and by the time the substitute Andros Townsend’s cross was skied high into the Holmesdale Stand, Crystal Palace knew they were not getting close. This is how Chelsea are doing it now, with the minimum of fuss to take them to 11 straight wins and within sight of Arsenal’s 2002 record of 14.
They will have to beat Bournemouth on Boxing Day without the benefit of their match-winner against Palace, Diego Costa, who picked up his fifth booking of the season and a one-match suspension. So too, N’Golo Kanté, who will be missing during that game as well which prompted the usual questions about whether both had selected a convenient time to clean up their cards.
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