As Chelsea close to within one win of the Premier League title, the next challenge that Jose Mourinho faces could be how to dish out the winner's medals.

The Blues 3-1 victory over Leicester on Wednesday means they will be crowned champions if they can defeat Crystal Palace in front of their home fans on Sunday.

Mourinho has used only 22 players during the campaign, which is the lowest of all Premier League clubs. And, since the title winners will receive a total of 40 medals, every player in the squad is in line to receive a token of their achievement.

John Terry and Didier Drogba celebrate as Chelsea move to within touching distance of the title

Mohamed Salah (left) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are the only players to make less than five appearances

Loftus-Cheek could still get a winner's medal at club's discretion, despite playing only one minute in the league

Previously only players appearing in a minimum of 10 league games were entitled to a winner's medal, but a rule change last year brought the minimum number of games down to only five.

Only Mohamed Salah, who made three appearances before being loaned out to Fiorentina, and youngster Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who has only featured in a single game, have not played the required number of games.

However, since medals can be distributed at the discretion of the club, there is a chance that the highly rated youngster could taste his team-mate's success despite only playing a single minute of Premier League football after coming on as a substitute against Manchester City on January 31.

Chelsea list 14 members of their 'management' staff, including Mourinho, on their official website - meaning there could be four medals remaining should all players and managers be given one.

The list does not include medical and fitness staff, including first team doctor Eva Carneiro, or staff involved in the Under-21s, academy and scouting - while it's not known whether owner Roman Abramovich would like a medal for himself.

CHELSEA SQUAD APPEARANCES AND STATS FOR 2014/15 SEASON Player Azpilicueta, César Cahill, Gary Cech, Petr Courtois, Thibaut Cuadrado, Juan Diego Costa Drogba, Didier Fàbregas, Cesc Filipe Luis Hazard, Eden Ivanovic, Branislav Loftus-Cheek, Ruben Matic, Nemanja Mikel, John Obi Oscar Ramires Remy, Loïc Salah, Mohamed Schürrle, André Terry, John Willian Zouma, Kurt Appearances 27 32 6 29 8 24 26 31 12 34 34 1 32 15 28 23 16 3 14 34 33 13 Minutes played 2304 2660 516 2544 190 1958 736 2677 758 3013 3059 1 2823 483 2034 1102 456 30 431 3060 2150 604 Goals 0 1 0 0 0 19 4 3 0 13 4 0 1 0 6 2 5 0 3 4 2 0 Advertisement

Veteran keeper Petr Cech will receive what could be parting gift ahead of an expected summer move after playing against Leicester to make his sixth league appearance of the season.

And, January signing Juan Cuadrado may find himself fortunate in being crowned a champion with a winner's medal, despite playing only 190minutes spread across eight appearances since his move from Serie A.

Chelsea declined to comment after being contacted regarding the distribution of their potential winner's medals.

Recent rule change means that Petr Cech will get a winner's medal after making six appearances

January signing Juan Cuadrado is in line for a medal despite only playing 190minutes of football