John Terry's own goal proved decisive as Palace
beat these opponents for the first time in the league in 24 years, with
Chelsea's second successive away defeat handing the initiative firmly to
Manchester City and Liverpool in the title race. City, however, failed to move
to the top of the Premier League after Saturday's 1-1 draw against Arsenal.
"I think now we have lost any chance of finishing
first," Mourinho said. "Now we depend too much on other results. Too
much. When you depend a little it's possible, but when you depend a lot, I
don't think it is.
"Six matches for us, and others with matches in hand … I know
mathematically it's possible, but one thing is mathematics and another is
reality. We are not [contenders]. I don't think it will happen: we depend too
much on other results, and the other teams control what they need. I don't
think we can win the league now.
"I know that Mr Foy's weekend [when the referee oversaw the
loss at Aston Villa earlier this month] was an important weekend in this run,
but today we threw away three points. We lost against a team who are difficult,
but against a team who were better than us in terms of spirit and mentality.
That's the last thing my teams are usually guilty of: normally, they don't lose
because the opponents are stronger in terms of spirit."
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