Chelsea would have to do something more embarrassing than their disastrous title defence last season to fail in regaining the Premier League title this campaign.With just one win needed from their three remaining league fixtures, it's inconceivable to think that the Blues will not land the title in Antonio Conte's first season in charge at Stamford Bridge.And with a trip to West Brom on Friday evening, it represented the only game remaining that could be seen as a potential stumbling block for the Blues - with Tony Pulis' side having enjoyed a successful campaign by their expectations.

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Watford and Sunderland at home are to follow, and it's simply a case of when Chelsea win the title, rather than if.

But there was one defining moment in the West Brom game which could have totally swung the match in the favour of the visitors, and finally allowed Chelsea to take a step closer to having both hands on the title that has spent just one season away from Stamford Bridge.

The Blues went close with efforts from both Pedro and Cesc Fabregas in the first half but should have been gifted a brilliant opportunity from a free-kick after West Brom's Jonny Evans produced arguably one of the most blatant handballs of the season.

Indeed, the home side proved to be determined in defence during the first half and it's no wonder they managed to keep the Blues at bay with Evans having mischievously dealt with the pressure piled on by Fabregas.

Evans produces shocking handball

As can be seen below, the Irishman shields himself from the Spaniard's approach and quite blatantly swipes his left arm across the ball to move it away from the Chelsea midfielder.

How referee Michael Oliver missed the incident is quite astonishing, given the fact the incident couldn't appear to be any more deliberate.

Twitter loved Evans' handball

The thought that Pedro, Hazard and David Luiz would have been on hand to take the set piece in such a wonderful position may have aggravated impatient Chelsea fans wanting their side to get the lead as early as possible. However, the rest of Twitter loved it.

At the time of writing, with 20 minutes to go, Chelsea faced the very real prospect of having to wait until they faced Watford on Monday evening, to secure the title, with the game still goalless.

However, none of that will matter when Conte's men, inevitably, finally get their hands on the trophy they have craved and deserved throughout the campaign.