Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has called for perspective amid suggestions that the club's season is in crisis.

The Blues, who are all but eliminated from the Premier League title race, are still in both the FA Cup and Champions League competitions, and Villas-Boas points out that neither Manchester club can state the same.

"It is a two-horse race for the league but one of these teams is going to be extremely unsuccessful this season," he said.

"They missed the Champions League knockout phases, are out of the cups, and you have a better sense of perspective because they continue to fight for the league, but one is going to miss out on the objective.

"At the moment Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are a little bit out of it, but there is a slight chance of improving the position."

Chelsea are in fifth place in the Premier League ahead of their trip to West Bromwich Albion this afternoon.