• Manager says champions out of Premier League running after 1-0 away defeat • ‘We created chances, but didn’t take them. Players were tired,’ adds Conte Antonio Conte conceded that Chelsea’s title defence “never started” and a lack of consistency has made a repeat of last season’s Premier League win inconceivable. A visibly frustrated Conte had just watched Chelsea perform flatly in losing 1-0 at West Ham United, their fourth defeat of the campaign and a result that sees them remain 11 points …