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Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic: The goals are for my son

Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic says he isn't getting carried away with his sudden goals rush.

His goal in victory over Middlesbrough last night followed on from his screamer at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final which was his first goal of the 2016/17 campaign.

"I am not a goal machine, I just try to do my best," smiled Matic to chelseafc.com.

"I know my position is defensive midfielder but if I have the opportunities to score a goal, of course I will try to score. I am happy that my son is not going to ask me anymore, 'Daddy, when are you going to score a goal?'

"We have three games to go, three points we have to take to be champions," he added. "Of course we are happy we are so close but we have to stay concentrated to the end. We have the opportunity to win the title on Friday but West Brom away is always hard to play, they are a good team with a good manager so we expect a hard game, but I am sure we will be ready for this.

"There are three games to go but always the most important is the next one. We are excited but this is football, you have to concentrate until the last minute and we will see. Every game is a different story but at the end of it I hope we will win the title."

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