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N'Golo Kante says Chelsea won't let up in Premier League title chase

Chelsea's French midfielder N'Golo Kante controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Chelsea at King Powe
Image: N'Golo Kante has impressed for Chelsea this season

N'Golo Kante says Chelsea have a "champion" squad, but will not take their foot off the pedal in the Premier League title race.

The Blues are in a commanding position at the top of the table, with a 10-point lead over nearest challengers Tottenham, although that advantage could be cut by the time they travel to West Ham on Monday Night Football.

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But whether it is or not, Kante, who joined Chelsea after winning the league last season with Leicester, insists there will be no let up from Antonio Conte's side.

"I am happy we are playing well, but nothing is done yet, so we can't talk about achievement," he told Soccer Saturday at the Willow Foundation's London Football Awards.

"We have a champion squad, everyone has won something, but we know nothing is done until we win."

Kante was named Player of the Year at the awards, reflecting his impressive start to life at Stamford Bridge.

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Frank Lampard speaks to Soccer Saturday at the Willow Foundation's London Football Awards

"It's a great honour to get the award and I want to thank my team-mates because without them I would not be here today," he said.

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The France international also praised head coach Conte, saying: "The manager is a hard worker. He knows what he wants from everything and can repeat training two, three, four times if we are not doing it. I think that's why we are playing well."

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04:  Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea reacts after scoring his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Ars
Image: Chelsea hold a 10-point advantage over second-placed Tottenham

Conte echoed Kante's comments that Chelsea have the experience to deal with the run-in, with the Blues losing just once in the Premier League since September.

"I have players that in their careers won a lot and have the right experiences to fight for this type of situation," Conte said. "The pressure will be very high from now until the end but we must live with this and we have good experience to face the situation."

Watch West Ham v Chelsea live on Monday Night Football, with Frank Lampard joining join David Jones and Jamie Carragher in the studio.

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