West Ham 1 Chelsea 2: Michail Antonio hated watching Hammers lose to Premier League champions-elect stat : London Evening Standard

Michail Antonio "hated" having to watch West Ham lose to Chelsea from the sidelines, but concedes Antonio Conte's side will likely finish the season as Premier League champions. They are a good team – a good attacking team – and that's why they're clear by a few points at the top of the table." The 26-year-old missed just his second top-flight game of the season on Monday after being sent off in the 1-1 draw with Watford. "I hate having to watch and didn't really know what to do with myself when I was watching the game," he admitted. Goals from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa were too much as Chelsea restored their 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League, and Antonio hopes for a more positive result when he returns to face Bournemouth at the weekend.




Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte come face-to-face on Monday (Picture: Getty)Antonio Conte has warned Jose Mourinho that he will not tone down his passion ahead of Chelsea's FA Cup clash with Manchester United on Monday night. 'Nothing to clarify with him.'MORE: Chelsea's official website mock Man Utd's progress under Jose Mourinho 'I think I showed always in every team that I managed that I live the game with great passion,' Conte told the media on Friday afternoon. Man Utd hit back at Chelsea in official website banter battleConte was typically animated on the touchline during the victory and Mourinho is believed to have told him behave like that 'at 1-0, not at 4-0'. Mourinho accused the Italian manager of 'humiliating' him after the Red Devils' 4-0 thumping back in October when tensions spilled over into the tunnel at Stamford Bridge.


Eden Hazard will not entertain thoughts of a transfer to Real Madrid this summer after hitting his best form for Chelsea once again. 4/11 Alvaro Morata Chelsea joined a long list of clubs linked to Morata after the player was recently recalled to Real Madrid. 10/11 James Rodriguez The rumours surrounding Rodriguez have gone quiet in recent weeks but that's not to say there won't be another sudden surge in Chelsea interest. But Juventus and Real Madrid have been leading the chase for the 22-year-old while the Blues recently had a £40m bid for the player rejected. Thanks to the winger's agent Giuliano Bertuolucci, who has strong ties with the club, the Blues have now been linked with the player.


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