Chelsea were crowned 2009-10 Premier League champions after beating 10-man Wigan 8-0 at home, with Manchester United seeing off Stoke 4-0.
Nicolas Anelka 6, 56
Frank Lampard 32 (pen)
Salomon Kalou 54
Didier Drogba 63, 68 (pen), 80
Ashley Cole 90
Reduced to the final formality of a memorable season, the final whistle was nevertheless greeted with delirium by the Stamford Bridge faithful, as players and staff rushed onto the pitch to celebrate their first such triumph since 2006.
Club owner Roman Abramovich was an excitable spectator at the game — heading every cross and applauding every free-kick — and it will be interesting to see whether this timely success will encourage the Russian oligarch to loosen the purse-strings for a summer spending spree.
Ancelotti — the new hero of west London —was lifted off the ground by his players as they finally celebrated being Premier League champions. It was fitting that such a moment came on a day where they reminded everyone exactly why they deserved to be.
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