Chelsea's title credentials have not really been in doubt for several months but the manner of their 3-0 win over Everton suggests they are no mood to allow nerves to get the better of them.
For more than an hour it remained goalless at Goodison Park but the air of confidence Antonio Conte's side carry meant it never felt as though they were in danger and there was a certain inevitability about the goals from Pedro, Gary Cahill and substitute Willian in the final 25 minutes.
That was not taking anything away from their opener - an unstoppable strike from the former Barcelona forward - but it was another of those typically attritional performances in which their quality ultimately shines through.