Chelsea ‘must keep focusing’

– Eden Hazard (above) has warned Chelsea not to lose their focus as the runaway Premier League leaders approach the final furlong in the title race, while crisis-torn champions Leicester face up to life without sacked boss Claudio Ranieri.

Antonio Conte’s side are eight points clear at the top with just 13 games remaining and they have a golden opportunity to extend that lead when they host lowly Swansea today.

Second-placed Manchester City are not in action this weekend because their derby against Manchester United was postponed due to their rivals’ League Cup final showdown with Southampton tomorrow.

That gives the Blues a chance to pull clear against a Swansea side who will be heavy underdogs despite their impressive rise out of the relegation zone under the management of former Chelsea assistant coach Paul Clement.

Belgium playmaker Hazard insists his team can take nothing for granted as they look to regain the title.

“We just need to keep the same concentration. It’s more difficult to play away because of the fans, but we are ready, we are professional. We can deal with the pressure. Everything is going good,” Hazard said.

On Monday, Leicester will start the post-Ranieri era as the troubled champions host Liverpool in their first match since the Italian’s shock dismissal.

Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool can’t afford any sympathy for Leicester’s plight as they aim for a win that would take them back into the top four.

Third-placed Tottenham must beat Stoke at White Hart Lane tomorrow to keep alive their slender hopes of overhauling Chelsea.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are 10 points adrift of their London rivals.

Sunderland manager David Moyes takes his bottom-of-the-table side back to his old club Everton, while Sam Allardyce’s second-bottom Crystal Palace face a clash with fellow strugglers Middlesbrough. –

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