Chelsea have clinched a first Premier League title since 2010 after beating Crystal Palace 3-0 at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.

Goals from Eden Hazard helped the Blues to their fifth league title - and third under Jose Mourinho, who guided them to glory in 2005 and 2006 during his first spell in charge.

With a 13-point cushion over Manchester City and Arsenal, there was limited anxiety inside a packed Stamford Bridge as the home fans knew that failing to win it today would simply postpone the party for another day.

The prospect of keeping that champagne on ice grew more realistic throughout a first half that saw the hosts toil at the finish line, with Nemanja Matic and John Terry spurning half chances to kick off the celebrations.

At the other end, Alan Pardew's side had no intention of gift-wrapping their London rivals the title, as Jason Puncheon looked poised to capitalise on a rare error from Terry but the Chelsea skipper recovered in the nick of time, while Joe Ledley volleyed wide in another warning sign by the Eagles.

Just when it seemed like Palace had done enough to earn parity at the break, Hazard went to ground after being sandwiched by Adrian Mariappa and James McArthur before Kevin Friend pointed to the spot.

There was a hint of nerves from the recently-crowned PFA Player of the Year, who missed his first ever Premier League penalty, having previously scored nine from nine, but the Belgian was on hand to head home the rebound as Mourinho's side clasped one hand on the trophy.

On a weekend where one high-profile sporting event was settled by the cautious, yet measured approach by Floyd Mayweather in his victory over Manny Pacquiao, Mourinho also looked content to roll with the punches rather than pursue the knockout.

However, Palace came agonisingly close to yanking the blue and white ribbons off the trophy for this weekend at least, with Puncheon's effort whizzing narrowly wide of Thibaut Courtois's post on 70 minutes.