Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew has dismissed criticism of Chelsea's style.

Chelsea need a point against Crystal Palace to be confirmed as champions.

"Chelsea have entertained us. Certainly for the first half of the season, they were the best team by some distance. Nobody said then they were boring. Recently there has been a little bit more 'let's not lose' mentality and I get that.

"When you are making sure [of the title] you start not being as flamboyant. You have to admire Jose's functionality. Any other team in their position might have had a wobble but, when Jose gets into these positions, he gets the job done."