In-form Hazard's dream bodes ill for West Brom
Chelsea's young goal machine eager to pick up where he left off after weekend hat-trick
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho may have played down his side's Premier League title chances, but in-form forward Eden Hazard admits he has been dreaming of winning the league.
Hazard's hat-trick in the 3-0 win over Newcastle United on Saturday means Mourinho's side will travel to West Bromwich Albion tonight a point clear at the head of the table with a third of the season remaining.
The run-in is about to gather pace and the Belgium winger has revealed thoughts of lifting the championship trophy are already disturbing his sleep.
Following the weekend win, Hazard said: "Top of the league. I go in my bed, I dream. I hope at the end of the season it will be the same. It's a pleasure to play for this team and to work for that."
Hazard's personal contribution has been one of the main factors underpinning Chelsea's progress this season and the 23-year-old has been described as the best young player in the world by Mourinho.
"Eden is a great player, he has great confidence as well, and anything he touches at the moment is going for him," said teammate Gary Cahill.
"He's a young player getting better and at the moment he is producing some world-class football for us. In the first half [against Newcastle], when we didn't play particularly well and the game was quite tight, you want that little bit of individual brilliance and Eden produced that for us with two goals in which he was heavily involved in the build-up and he finished them.