article_snippet: Chelsea followed up last Sunday's Capital One Cup final victory over Tottenham with a 1-0 win at Upton Park to consolidate their five-point lead over second-placed Manchester City.
article_snippet: Chelsea parries the the ball with Chelsea leg as Kevin Nolan closes in on goal . '
article_snippet: At this stage of the competition of the league an away win like this is really important to be champions in the end.
article_snippet: If you lose points here then you know City is back at two points (behind). '
article_snippet: The Belgium keeper is congratulated by defender Gary Cahill and John Terry after the final whistle .
article_snippet: Eden Hazard's header sails past Adrian to give Chelsea a vital three points at Upton Park . '
article_snippet: Chelsea, out of the FA Cup, next play PSG next Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
article_snippet: The Upton Park win was important for Chelsea after dropping points at home last time out in Champions League, according to Eden Hazard's.
article_snippet: Eden Hazard's told Chelsea TV: 'Before the game we said after the draw against Burnley we needed to take three points away.
article_snippet: Hazard leads the celebrations as Chelsea took another step towards winning the Premier League title . '
highlights_snippet: Chelsea beat West Ham 1-0 at Upton Park on Wednesday night .
  
highlights_snippet: Eden Hazard scored the game's only goal with a first-half header .
  
highlights_snippet: The Blues retained five-point lead over Manchester City at the top .
  
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