Mourinho blames league rivals as Chelsea lose to West Brom

Champions embarrassed, but it's only because they were allowed to win the league so early

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho

West Brom 3 Chelsea 0

Newly-crowned champions Chelsea slumped to an embarrassing defeat at the Hawthorns on Monday night but manager Jose Mourinho found a novel excuse for the loss as he pinned the blame on the Blues' Premier League rivals for allowing them to win the title too early.

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