:00:20. > :00:40.How about that? Just brilliant! Oh that is wonderful! An absolute
:00:41. > :00:52.belter! What a chance. What a goal! Oh, look at that!
:00:53. > :01:00.The new manager off to a winning start. Hazard here. Oh, great goal.
:01:01. > :01:07.What a performance from Antonio Conte's boys in blue. That surely
:01:08. > :01:14.has secured the 13th consecutive win. Champions in the making. They
:01:15. > :01:24.can reach out and almost touch that trophy. Brilliant. Cahill! Fantastic
:01:25. > :01:31.goal by Pedro. Blue is the colour of the Premier League winners again.
:01:32. > :01:34.Evening, after Chelsea clinched the title on Friday, tonight was all
:01:35. > :01:44.about the home coming with Watford the visitors. Danny Murphy and Mark
:01:45. > :01:54.Schwarzer will reflect on that. Your commentator at Stamford Bridge was
:01:55. > :01:58.Guy Mowbray. It is Watford tonight, but they stand for the rest of the
:01:59. > :02:04.Premier League as a mark of respect. The team that has been on top since
:02:05. > :02:08.December 11th, the club that is champions of England for the sixth
:02:09. > :02:14.time and there might be more to come this season, with the FA Cup final
:02:15. > :02:19.only 12 days away and one more league game, it is not surprising
:02:20. > :02:28.Antonio Conte has rung the changes. Nine in fact.
:02:29. > :02:43.John Terry is in and Kante is back. For Watford, three changes from the
:02:44. > :02:53.team beaten at Everton on Friday A fourth successive defeat without
:02:54. > :02:57.scoring for The Hornets. Just three more games to go in John Terry's
:02:58. > :03:03.Chelsea career. Tonight is his first start in the Premier League since
:03:04. > :03:08.September. It is his 716th Chelsea appearance and he is the first
:03:09. > :03:27.non-Manchester United player to win five Premier League titles.
:03:28. > :03:36.Chelsea keep on pressing. It is Batshuayi. Got his shot away. His
:03:37. > :03:45.shot was blocked. It was all a bit of a scramble. Holebas lost it to
:03:46. > :03:49.Ake. It was a smart turn by Batshuayi.
:03:50. > :03:59.John Terry attacked it and John Terry's in and it's bounced in. The
:04:00. > :04:05.captain's got his goal! It is proving to be a fairy tale final
:04:06. > :04:12.season at the Bridge for Chelsea's captain, leader and legend. John
:04:13. > :04:17.Terry scores a 67th goal for Chelsea. He said in his programme
:04:18. > :04:22.notes tonight, if I could have written my story as a 14-year-old
:04:23. > :04:28.when I signed on the pitch, this would have been it. What a time
:04:29. > :04:32.chapter. Another goal at Stamford Bridge for John Terry, before he
:04:33. > :04:34.goes to a new, strange home, wherever it may be. The smile says
:04:35. > :04:54.it all. Chelsea 1, Watford 0. His first goal since scoring for
:04:55. > :05:02.both sides in a 3-3 game against Everton last year. John Terry has
:05:03. > :05:07.gifted a goal to Watford. Would you believe it? That wasn't in the
:05:08. > :05:13.script. The smile's gone now. Didn't that escalate quickly? I was just
:05:14. > :05:20.talking Ake scoring -- ago scoring for both sides. He got in a mix up
:05:21. > :05:27.with Chalobah. Not enough on the header. Seemed unsure with Chalobah
:05:28. > :05:31.in his way and Capoue has been able to get Watford level. Watford's
:05:32. > :05:38.first away goal since the end of January. Chelsea 1, Watford 1. 35
:05:39. > :05:48.seconds from their kick off, Watford are level again.
:05:49. > :05:55.Willian has fired a long range pass to Hazard and Hazard has just missed
:05:56. > :05:58.the target, having done just about everything else perfectly. He thinks
:05:59. > :06:03.he should have a corner. He should have a word with Willian first and
:06:04. > :06:16.say, thank you very much for another tremendous pass.
:06:17. > :06:26.Kenedy trying to hold off Amrabat and it was palmed behind by Gomes.
:06:27. > :06:32.Amrabat with what he tried to do. But he couldn't fully stop Kenedy.
:06:33. > :06:44.It is Cesar Azpilicueta. It is 2-1 Chelsea. Cesar Azpilicueta scores
:06:45. > :06:51.his first Premier League goal of the season. Having started every single
:06:52. > :06:56.Premier League game this season. And he has got that through the crowd
:06:57. > :07:02.and into the corner of the net like an arrow. That is a terrific strike.
:07:03. > :07:06.Taking full advantage of Watford failing to clear the ball and the
:07:07. > :07:08.manager was kicking it in too! Chelsea in front and in charge
:07:09. > :07:33.again. Willian goes for goal. But can't
:07:34. > :07:37.find it. Concentrating on pushing the ball past Gomes, who did get a
:07:38. > :07:52.glove to it. Deflected. And it's 3-1 Chelsea and
:07:53. > :07:58.Batshuayi has another goal. The man who won the title with his close
:07:59. > :08:02.range effort at The Hawthorns on Friday night. Three nights on, he
:08:03. > :08:09.scores from close in again. And it might be the Gil that take -- goal
:08:10. > :08:17.that takes away Watford hope. Ake got on to it as Kenedy's shot was
:08:18. > :08:24.blocked. It spiralled Ake's way and he kept his cool to give Batshuayi a
:08:25. > :08:41.tap in. The champions are enjoying their home-coming parade.
:08:42. > :08:53.Janmatt is in. Oh, that is a terrific goal! Absolutely superb
:08:54. > :08:56.solo goal from the Dutchman, Daryl Janmatt. There is one man who
:08:57. > :09:01.doesn't think it is too clever. But it is a pearler, because he started
:09:02. > :09:07.it. A mistake led to him getting on to the ball. That is the best bit of
:09:08. > :09:14.the lot, the shoulder dip to get inside Ake. And Janmatt normally a
:09:15. > :09:19.full-back, but he took that like a centre forward. Perhaps Chelsea
:09:20. > :09:27.haven't won a Premier League game for the 29th time this season yet.
:09:28. > :09:39.Willian's pulled back. Hazard. It was never the right time.
:09:40. > :09:49.We are getting champions' flicks and tricks now!
:09:50. > :09:59.Chelsea getting the oles. What a move this is. Batshuayi turns and
:10:00. > :10:03.Gomes saves. That would have been a goal to savour. They were all taking
:10:04. > :10:19.their turn on the ball to strut their stuff.
:10:20. > :10:29.Holebas dispossessed. Cesar Azpilicueta went for No 2. Gomes is
:10:30. > :10:47.not happy. Holebas trying to be too clever.
:10:48. > :10:57.It comes to Okaka and he has levelled for Watford. 3-3 at
:10:58. > :11:02.Stamford Bridge. Watford fans celebrating as if their team is
:11:03. > :11:09.going to get the result of the season. After challenging the first
:11:10. > :11:14.time, Okaka delighted to find the ball come down to his right foot.
:11:15. > :11:20.One swing of that later and it is Chelsea 3, Watford 3. The player
:11:21. > :11:27.given his Italy debut by Antonio Conte with the third Watford goal.
:11:28. > :11:34.Prodl's come slamming into the tackle and Batshuayi with an angry
:11:35. > :11:40.reaction that you can perhaps understand. He didn't take the ball
:11:41. > :11:45.at all. He is just late. The to rosti of the -- ferocity of the
:11:46. > :11:50.challenge earned him a card. John Terry made the run, but he was never
:11:51. > :11:57.getting to that. Gomes had to get that. Looked as though the free kick
:11:58. > :12:09.had been hopelessly overit, but it was going in you know.
:12:10. > :12:21.Fabregas! Chelsea win another one! Fabregas with the crowning moment of
:12:22. > :12:26.a memorable Stamford Bridge night and Antonio Conte gets it right
:12:27. > :12:34.again. A winning goal from the substitute again. And Kante plays
:12:35. > :12:38.his part in winning the ball, finding Willian. Willian played the
:12:39. > :12:44.right pass at the right time and what about that for a cool, cool
:12:45. > :12:49.finish? Fabregas finds the corner and Chelsea have found a way to win
:12:50. > :12:59.a 29th Premier League game this season.
:13:00. > :13:05.Pedro caught by Prodl. I don't think Prodl will see the end of the game.
:13:06. > :13:12.A yellow card not so long ago and there is almost certain to be
:13:13. > :13:18.another one for that. There it is. Prodl has to take the long walk.
:13:19. > :13:26.Watford and Prodl for one gave so much to this game for so long. But
:13:27. > :13:32.two mistimed lunging tackles and his night is done.
:13:33. > :13:39.Cesar Azpilicueta tries everything to get there. It is over for the
:13:40. > :13:44.night. Another Chelsea victory. This one's been just a little bit
:13:45. > :13:51.different. John Terry with the first goal and then with a mistake that
:13:52. > :13:58.saw Watford level first time round. And then we had five more goals to
:13:59. > :14:04.enjoy. A night that has lit up west London in terms of entertainment. A
:14:05. > :14:11.night worthy of champions. And now we have fireworks lighting up the
:14:12. > :14:17.night sky. Chelsea, champions, 2017. And tonight on this party night at
:14:18. > :14:25.The Bridge, Chelsea 4, Watford 3. A quite brilliant evening. You needed
:14:26. > :14:31.to win to continue the celebrations, these 30 wins, no team has done it
:14:32. > :14:35.in a 38 game season. Do you keep records, do you like breaking
:14:36. > :14:42.records like that? Yes, the most important thing is to win the
:14:43. > :14:51.league. Then if you have the possibility to... Improve on this
:14:52. > :14:55.type of record, yeah, we must try. Now, we are in a position we can
:14:56. > :15:06.reach this target and the players and I want to reach this target.
:15:07. > :15:12.Chelsea the champions, you played them tonight, are they the
:15:13. > :15:17.champions? TRANSLATION: Antonio Conte is an
:15:18. > :15:21.intelligent manager. He had to change the model from last year. He
:15:22. > :15:26.did it. He's a great manager. Also he has incredible players.
:15:27. > :15:30.Congratulations to him and the whole team. They deserve it. Your first
:15:31. > :15:38.Premier League goal of the season, have you been saving that one? Of
:15:39. > :15:42.course. It was a good moment to score my first Premier League goal
:15:43. > :15:45.of the season. After being champions, obviously, it was a
:15:46. > :15:51.special moment for me. Talk us through that mad minute. Crazy. I
:15:52. > :15:55.got on the scoresheet. Couple of minutes later, made the mistake and
:15:56. > :16:01.let it in. Mixed emotions. Delighted to get on the scoresheet myself, but
:16:02. > :16:04.any young kid watching, getting it out is a simple rule, and I should
:16:05. > :16:10.have cleared it. What about the goal, we saw the emotion on your
:16:11. > :16:13.face and what it meant? Delighted to start tonight. And delighted to get
:16:14. > :16:17.on the scoresheet and win this evening. It's important we keep our
:16:18. > :16:21.momentum going as a group into the FA Cup. We want to come back here
:16:22. > :16:24.and win our last league game. No matter who plays, the hunger is in
:16:25. > :16:28.the group and it is important to keep that. You said this is how you
:16:29. > :16:36.would have scripted it when you were 14 years old. Is there more to come?
:16:37. > :16:41.Certainly from me, yes. I said if I could have written my story all my
:16:42. > :16:45.life would have panned out this is how it would have been. Going out,
:16:46. > :16:49.being crowned champions, to leave the football club in number one
:16:50. > :16:54.great hands. The players we have here, as well. It will be a sad and
:16:55. > :16:59.emotional day for me next year. I've been here 22 years. Long time. I'm
:17:00. > :17:03.delighted with the experience and opportunity I have had at this
:17:04. > :17:09.football club. You will be looking at the club outside in next season.
:17:10. > :17:12.We haven't had a lot of European success for English teams recently,
:17:13. > :17:16.do you think they could do it? It will be good to be back in the
:17:17. > :17:21.Champions League. We will need to do that. It is more difficult to retain
:17:22. > :17:25.it. It is tough. Lots of players with a lot of experience in there.
:17:26. > :17:32.We have seen how difficult it is to keep it, so that is something to
:17:33. > :17:36.work on next season. It Chelsea beat Sunderland on Sunday they will end
:17:37. > :17:39.up 93 points, the second-highest total in Premier League history,
:17:40. > :17:44.that record already held by Chelsea themselves. That was 12 years ago
:17:45. > :17:53.when Jose Mourinho was manager. After the final whistle there were
:17:54. > :17:58.plenty of celebration that Stamford Bridge. There were fireworks. The
:17:59. > :18:02.players and the manager celebrating with the fans. And they will do it
:18:03. > :18:07.all again at the weekend. We were talking before this match, we had
:18:08. > :18:10.Gary Cahill talk about how much credit Chelsea have this season and
:18:11. > :18:14.whether they were maybe underappreciated. More people
:18:15. > :18:18.talking about Spurs and run may have been on. When you look at those
:18:19. > :18:21.records, 93 points, 33 Premier League wins if they beat Sunderland,
:18:22. > :18:27.do you think they are underappreciated? Not really. As
:18:28. > :18:31.players they probably feel like most people were behind Tottenham to try
:18:32. > :18:37.and snatch the win of the title. They missed out last season in such
:18:38. > :18:39.dramatic circumstances. I think Chelsea have been outstanding
:18:40. > :18:44.throughout the whole course of this season. Everybody can see that. With
:18:45. > :18:49.those records continuously forming, I'm sure they will win next weekend
:18:50. > :18:54.against Sunderland. No way you can doubt they are rightful champions.
:18:55. > :18:58.The stats are remarkable, aren't they? Incredible. Even more
:18:59. > :19:05.incredible when you think about their start. They looked shaky. But
:19:06. > :19:07.one change, that continual work on the training pitch to get that
:19:08. > :19:14.system right. The emergence of some of those players in that system. I'm
:19:15. > :19:18.thinking of Moses, David Luiz being mistake free, I cannot think of him
:19:19. > :19:25.making stupid errors. Alonzo coming in, doing so well, I was questioning
:19:26. > :19:28.him, but he has fitted in. The manager deserves credit. What he has
:19:29. > :19:35.done with a group of quality players, he has got them to a work
:19:36. > :19:39.ethic I haven't seen in a while. John Terry had a minute of mixed
:19:40. > :19:43.emotions, first the goal and then the mistake which led to the Watford
:19:44. > :19:46.goal. Look at the picture from a Chelsea perspective. He's not played
:19:47. > :19:50.much this season. You've been at that club, in the Chelsea dressing
:19:51. > :19:56.room, what will they miss when he goes off the field? His leadership
:19:57. > :20:00.qualities. He hasn't played a lot of football this season. On match day
:20:01. > :20:03.he is very much a leader around the club. When I first walked in the
:20:04. > :20:07.dork who is the first person to come up to you and welcome you, anything
:20:08. > :20:12.you need, anything you want, let me know and I will try to facilitate. I
:20:13. > :20:17.will look after you as best I can. The one person I think is the
:20:18. > :20:21.natural replacement is Gary Cahill. He has done an exceptional job in
:20:22. > :20:26.his absence. He has learned from the best. He will be the one who will
:20:27. > :20:30.take Chelsea forward. He said there is still life in him. In other
:20:31. > :20:36.interviews he has said he hasn't ruled out retiring. How can I put
:20:37. > :20:40.this diplomatically... When you went towards the end of your career, and
:20:41. > :20:45.maybe went to a lesser club than some of the ones you had been at,
:20:46. > :20:50.what did you look for as you were picking that club? First and
:20:51. > :20:53.foremost you are looking at a place where you can play. When you get to
:20:54. > :20:57.the end you appreciate how important it is to be out on the pitch. When I
:20:58. > :21:00.was talking to John recently at a friends house about the fact he was
:21:01. > :21:06.so desperate to play, and the fact he feels good, he has a couple of
:21:07. > :21:10.seasons left, he said. All I said to him was you might be a bit shocked
:21:11. > :21:15.and surprised that sometimes the players around you are not, and
:21:16. > :21:20.these are some of the best players in Europe over the last ten years,
:21:21. > :21:24.and not just on the pitch. They're off pitch things, preparation,
:21:25. > :21:30.travelling, food Reid, training kit you wear, you train on. There will
:21:31. > :21:37.be a differential. He would be used to that. From an elite club. Yes.
:21:38. > :21:42.Going from a 5-star hotel and going to a two star. It is the way
:21:43. > :21:50.different clubs that their money into things we don't see as people
:21:51. > :21:55.outside. It could be something like an away game on a Friday. Chelsea
:21:56. > :22:00.will do it seamlessly. I was at clubs where you don't do so well,
:22:01. > :22:02.and then the food isn't great... And you were the first to complain.
:22:03. > :22:09.CHUCKLES That really doesn't surprise me. I
:22:10. > :22:11.am a changed man. You must have really crumbled back then.
:22:12. > :22:15.CHUCKLES The bigger picture for Chelsea.
:22:16. > :22:20.Rumours around Antonio Conte which he has tried to dispel. Rumours
:22:21. > :22:28.around Hazard and Diego Costa. Who would be the biggest loss out of
:22:29. > :22:33.those three to go? For me Hazard. He is the game changer. In all of the
:22:34. > :22:40.big games I've watched he's been the difference between a draw and a win.
:22:41. > :22:44.Very hard to handle individually. Fitness levels have been great this
:22:45. > :22:55.season. His end product has been good, as well. I don't expect to see
:22:56. > :22:58.him in a Chelsea shirt. You don't! Everything he is saying, it seems
:22:59. > :23:05.inevitable there is something new in the offing. Barcelona want him. When
:23:06. > :23:09.they come knocking you cannot stop these players. We'll have to see.
:23:10. > :23:13.It'll be a difficult summer without them because they are the two top
:23:14. > :23:21.players. Would you say Antonio Conte? I would. As good as Hazard
:23:22. > :23:27.is, but for me it is Antonio Conte. He's been the major difference this
:23:28. > :23:32.season from last. He has united this team. He has got them fit. They are
:23:33. > :23:36.tactically more switched on. Hazard, you know, as much as he will be a
:23:37. > :23:42.big loss, another player can replace him. It'll be tough but they will
:23:43. > :23:45.find someone. Diego Costa is another one, he scored 21 goals again this
:23:46. > :23:50.season, he did that Schumacher years ago when they won the season. He
:23:51. > :23:53.will be a tough one to replace if he leaves. The biggest job for them
:23:54. > :24:00.would be to replace Antonio Conte if he left. He will have a great... He
:24:01. > :24:04.is thinking of a big treasure chest for the summer, at the squad.
:24:05. > :24:08.Talking about replacements. But he will not be short of options. They
:24:09. > :24:11.are a fantastic club, they are moving forward, in the heart of
:24:12. > :24:16.London, where people want to come to. Limited Budget, I imagine Roman
:24:17. > :24:24.Abramovich will give him what he needs, so where would he want to go?
:24:25. > :24:27.You understand the structure. If Roman Abramovich gives him the
:24:28. > :24:33.money, and all indications they are, will it be him who brings in the
:24:34. > :24:37.players? Will it be a scout system? Going back to the last time they won
:24:38. > :24:41.the title, the feeling was that maybe Jose Mourinho didn't get the
:24:42. > :24:44.players he wanted for maybe a variety of reasons. They need a
:24:45. > :24:49.better summer than they had a couple of years ago. They do. The most
:24:50. > :24:52.important thing is the manager and the scouting developments are on the
:24:53. > :24:58.same page. They have to make sure that whoever they bring in they are
:24:59. > :25:02.both in agreement with. They watch a player a minimum of ten times,
:25:03. > :25:11.discounts, and different ones watch them, as well. They could not have
:25:12. > :25:14.watched you ten times. -- ten times, the scouts, and different ones. I
:25:15. > :25:20.don't think so. CHUCKLES
:25:21. > :25:24.Antonio Conte, he will think you might want to bring in his own
:25:25. > :25:31.people. But that is up to the club. To the another manager to make that
:25:32. > :25:35.decision, or do they rely on them scouting network? Or combination?
:25:36. > :25:39.For me they need to do a combination. And then have the
:25:40. > :25:44.manager's final decision. You don't want a big sum up evil when you are
:25:45. > :25:48.champions. You want enough players coming in to challenge the existing
:25:49. > :25:54.players. Variety is key. Some obvious things will happen. John
:25:55. > :26:00.Terry probably going for centre half. There is always a willingness
:26:01. > :26:03.to bring in players if you have just won the championship. They have
:26:04. > :26:08.fantastic young players. We'll be relied on a couple of those to play
:26:09. > :26:13.enough games? -- will he rely on a couple of those to play enough
:26:14. > :26:19.games? As history suggests, Chelsea don't tend to trust them. I reckon
:26:20. > :26:22.they already have targets. I reckon they will have been mining players
:26:23. > :26:26.up already. Nine months ago, they didn't know they would win the
:26:27. > :26:30.league. They were in a great position, now they have won it, so
:26:31. > :26:35.now they can push with a lot of those potential targets. The kids
:26:36. > :26:40.are there, as well. They are, and the need to find a balance. When
:26:41. > :26:43.Antonio Conte arrived he said you need to start introducing young
:26:44. > :26:47.players, give them an opportunity, because they are talented players at
:26:48. > :26:56.the club. I think they will continue with that method going forward. As
:26:57. > :27:02.far as Watford are concerned, Amrabat scored a good one, they
:27:03. > :27:08.ended up 13th last season. Was it a good season for Watford? A poor
:27:09. > :27:13.season? They have stayed up after a relegation battle. It is a good
:27:14. > :27:16.season. There will always be discontent at certain styles, at
:27:17. > :27:19.certain times of the season, especially a club like Watford
:27:20. > :27:23.because they have gained result in a way that isn't particularly pleasing
:27:24. > :27:29.on the I. That is what I have heard from some of the supporters. I guess
:27:30. > :27:33.it is a balance, what do you want? I think the thing is the identity. The
:27:34. > :27:38.turnover of players, the constant change of manager. It's difficult
:27:39. > :27:41.for supporters to feel a part of it. Sometimes if you start the season
:27:42. > :27:45.well and finished badly that is what you remember. That's the problem.
:27:46. > :27:49.They got themselves into a great position early on then they fell
:27:50. > :27:53.back. Last season, Manchester City, you can see them six games without a
:27:54. > :28:07.win. More football on the BBC throughout this week.
:28:08. > :28:14.Thanks to Danny and Mark. This evening was party time at the Bridge
:28:15. > :28:22.and they will have another one on Sunday. You will see that on Match
:28:23. > :28:27.Of The Day. Tonight is very much the homecoming party. Chelsea feeding
:28:28. > :28:34.off the energy of a jubilant crowd. John Terry is in! A fairy tale final
:28:35. > :28:39.season at Stamford Bridge. Would you believe it! That was not in the
:28:40. > :28:45.script. Azpilicueta! The champions are enjoying their homecoming
:28:46. > :28:55.parade. Amrabat is in! Terrific goal. Okaka has levelled for
:28:56. > :29:00.Watford. Chelsea win another one... Fabregas! Party night at Stamford
:29:01. > :29:05.Bridge. Chelsea four, Watford three. A quite brilliant evening.
:29:06. > :29:11.From acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern...