West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has dismissed criticism of Chelsea's style.Chelsea need a point against Crystal Palace tomorrow to be confirmed as champions.

Allardyce wrote in the London Evening Standard: "I've talked about perception and reality before in this column but to accuse Chelsea of playing tedious football is not only totally inaccurate - it's an insult.

"Boring? Do me a favour.

"Last Sunday was the first time this season that Arsenal, a team who are back in the ascendancy, have failed to score at home in the Premier League. At the end of that match you could see what the result meant to the Chelsea players - they understood what a giant step that point was towards the title.

"As far as I am concerned, as a Premier League manager, it is a disgrace to call a team like Chelsea boring."