Chelsea have become the third Premier League club to seal qualification to the 2019-20 Champions League after both Arsenal and Manchester United dropped points on Sunday.
It marks a return to Europe's biggest club competition after a year playing in the Europa League, having missed out on qualification during Antonio Conte's final season on the bench in 2017-18.
The Blues cemented their position inside the top four at the weekend with a 3-0 victory over Watford, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, David Luiz and Gonzalo Higuain all on target.
That win put them above Tottenham in third place, behind Premier League title challengers Liverpool and Manchester City who have long known their presence in next year's competition is guaranteed.
Maurizio Sarri's men fulfilled expectations on the pitch in their penultimate game of the season, but also benefitted from their rivals' failings to take the spot with a match to spare.
Tottenham were upset by Bournemouth in a 1-0 defeat on Saturday after being reduced to nine men, while the following day Arsenal and United were also frustrated by opponents situated firmly in the bottom half of the table.
The Red Devils drew 1-1 with already relegated Huddersfield after throwing away an early lead, a result later mirrored by the Gunners who were held by lowly Brighton.
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Man Utd scored in 8th mins. Arsenal scored in 9th mins. Huddersfield equalised in 60th mins. Brighton equalised in 61st mins. The evil spirits following these teams are working with the same time zones and GPS.