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Chelsea secured the Premier League title in magnificent fashion by destroying 10-man Wigan Athletic 8-0 in a party atmosphere at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.Didier Drogba netted a hat-trick to finish top of the Premier League scoring charts with 29 goals as Carlo Ancelotti's rampant side edged an intriguing title race by point from Manchester United, who beat Stoke City 4-0 on the final day. Nicolas Anelka scored twice and Frank Lampard, Salomon Kalou and Ashley Cole were also on target as Chelsea ended the season with 103 league goals, the first side to pass the century mark in the top flight since Tottenham Hotspur in 1963.Chelsea, who prevented United winning a record 19th league title and a fourth in succession, can complete the double in next week's FA Cup final against Portsmouth."It's been a hard three years watching United win the titles year after year," Chelsea skipper John Terry told Sky Sports before being presented with the league trophy for the first time since Jose Mourinho was coach in 2006. "It's their turn to watch us today. Now we've got it back we want to do what they did."The only blot on a day of celebrations was a show of petulance from Drogba when he barely celebrated Lampard's penalty which put the Blues 2-0 up, the Ivory Coast striker clearly upset that he had not been allowed the chance to go clear in the race for the Golden Boot. All was forgotten by the end as Drogba joined his team mates in the fun having scored a second-half hat-trick, although he did not get his hands on the match ball after Lampard belted it into the ecstatic crowd.It was all a bit flat at Old Trafford where United did what they had to do - Darren Fletcher, Ryan Giggs and Park ji-Sung all on target, although the sight of Wayne Rooney limping off with a groin injury marred the victory. Arsenal made sure of third place and a spot in the Champions League group stage with a 4-0 home win over Fulham and fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur lost 4-2 at Burnley, who were relegated along with Hull City and Portsmouth.
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