But the immediate priority is to deliver the Premier League trophy and Tottenham Hotspur's defeat at West Ham United last week together with Chelsea's defeat of Middlesbrough on Monday significantly eased the pressure during the run-in.
Victory at The Hawthorns will complete the first half of a possible league and cup double in Antonio Conte's first season in charge, with the west Londoners facing Arsenal in the FA Cup on 27 May.
The Blues have lost just one of their last eight Premier League games against the Baggies (W4 D3), a 3-0 defeat in May 2015 in a game played after Chelsea had already won the division.
"We have the possibility to do this on Friday against West Brom but for sure it won't be easy". With the national team I took over in the worst period. This step was big for us, a big win.
Though Courtois insists Chelsea will do all they can to win the title at the earliest opportunity on Friday, the keeper has acknowledged the difficulty of an away trip to the Hawthorns. "For us to win today means we are very, very close to winning the title, to have a great achievement in the first season for me", Conte said. In this situation we showed a great will and desire to win the title.
The Blues won the 2014-15 title under the former Real Madrid manager but he was sacked for a second time at Stamford Bridge just seven months later and Chelsea finished tenth as Leicester claimed a surprise crown.
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"Cesc is showing to be a fantastic player and I'm pleased for him because I've seen this season that he puts himself in this team in every moment, if he played or if he didn't play, and now he deserves this".
They join northeast rivals Sunderland in the Championship next season.
"I like to underline this season, at the start it was not easy because we faced a lot of problems".
"They will give us a very hard game there and we have to stay focused like we were at Everton and against Middlesbrough". They're going for the title and we've still got things to play for ourselves.
"It's been a different year for me", Fabregas said.
As the Premier League reaches its penultimate weekend, issues could be settled at both ends of the table.
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