Suggestions that Chelsea effectively bagged two trophies on Sunday were presumptuous but they make the trip across town to West Ham United on Wednesday with a vice-like grip on the Premier League title race.
Mighty Terry inspires Chelsea to League Cup glory
ManchesterCity's 2-1 defeat by Liverpool shortly before Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur to lift the League Cup at Wembley was a huge bonus for Jose Mourinho's side as they pursue a first league title since 2010.
Five points clear of faltering champions City with a game in hand, they are beginning to look untouchable.
West Ham, after flirting with the top four earlier in the season, have fallen away and Chelsea will be buoyant at Upton Park in a fixture they usually dominate -- losing only one of the last 17 league clashes between the sides.
But Mourinho is not taking anything for granted.
"It's in the hands of everyone," Mourinho said after the League Cup final. "We have lots of difficult matches to play. City have difficult matches.
