Chelsea win the league title and Arsenal win twice as the FA Cup finalists show good form ahead of the Wembley showdown

The long journey on the Road to Wembley from Scotland will be completed in two weeks time when I will be at the FA Cup Final 2017 at the famous old stadium in north London. Between now and then I will be keeping tabs on Chelsea and Arsenal as they prepare for the big match. I will also be posting a few ‘what happened to them’ articles re-visiting teams and individuals who I have met along the Road. Since posting last Tuesday both cup finalist have been busy. Arsenal have played twice and won twice. Chelsea have also played – only once but it was a game that won them the Premier League title.

Happy at the Hawthorns: Chelsea celebrate winning the league on Friday night

On Friday night Chelsea headed to the West Midlands to take on West Bromwich Albion knowing that if they won then they would win the Premier League with two games to spare. In a nervous affair the Blues eventually got the better of their dogged opponents when substitute Michy Batshuayi scored for Chelsea with 8 minutes to go. The Blues held on to win the league title for the 6^th time and so on May the 27^th they will be hoping to complete the double. With so many superstars available to the Stamford Bridge side it was perhaps surprising that the goal that clinched the big prize was scored by a relatively unheralded 23 year old Belgian who has not seen much first team action. The boy done well. He slid in to finish with a whole bunch of plombs.

Sliding in for a sliding doors moment? Young Batshuayi scores to win the league for Chelsea 

Arsenal have played 2 potentially tricky away games since last Tuesday. On Wednesday they travelled to Southampton and beat the Saints 2-0. Yesterday they were in the Potteries and they were in great form. Wenger’s men ran out 4-1 winners and their play in the second half of this match was sublime. Superstar Gunners Ozil and Sanchez were just about unplayable and they were ably supported by a cast of 8 other outfield players all of whom passed and moved with skill, agility and flair. An absolute joy to watch.

Popping them in in the Potteries: Goal machine Sanchez scores against Stoke

Arsenal are now in a position where if they win their last two league games they will probably, against all the odds, qualify to play in the Champions League next season. When you consider that they also have an FA Cup final to look forward to then it is beginning to look like 2016-17 can be classified as a very successful season for the Gunners. However, some fans are never happy.

Plane stupid! Crazy caption while Wenger's Arsenal are flying below

I just can not for the life of me work out what makes a person (or persons) spend loads of money to hire a light aircraft to fly over a football stadium with that type of shite. Given that Wenger’s men were performing like footballing Gods on the pitch below I presume the purchasers of this aviation service felt a bit stupid.

Both the Gunners and the Blues are in midweek action over the next two days. Newly crowned league champions Chelsea are at home to Watford tomorrow and on Tuesday Arsenal play host to the doomed Sunderland. It might turn out to be another slap in the face for Sunderland Manager Davie Moyes. Also on Tuesday evening I hope to catch up with Jake Smith the ex Penrith midfielder who scored the first goal on The Road Wembley from Scotland back in August in Cumbria. Come back here on Wednesday to find out how the two FA Cup finalists get on in their penultimate league fixtures and whether I manage to catch a word with young Mr Smith … and keep reading!