Chelsea were defeated at home 2-1 by Crystal Palace, which Antonio Conte believes is reopening the Premier League title race.

Chelsea are now seven points clear of second-placed Tottenham with nine games to play. Chelsea needs 21 points to mathematically be certain of winning the title.

"For sure, for you [the media] it's a good result, because [it] makes this more interesting in the championship," Conte said.

"But I always said the league finishes when you have the mathematical [certainty] that you won.

"Otherwise you must fight, you must play every game to try to win.

"In England it doesn't exist, an easy game. Every game will be very tough, from now until the end, if the team name is Manchester City or a team that is fighting for the relegation zone."