Chelsea and the possibility of… winning the Premier League

RIGHT NOW, THAT'S THE STRONGEST TEAM!

If Chelsea beat Everton this weekend, they will go top of the Premier League - a story that would have been unthinkable at the start of the season. Chelsea last topped the table in December 2021.

Chelsea are playing well in the Premier League

Of course, taking the top spot, even if it becomes a reality, will only be temporary. Chelsea will temporarily overtake Liverpool because they play later. On the other hand, Liverpool still have a game in hand, and they are still the strongest candidate for the championship. The important thing is that the "leading the table" milestone (if it happens) will have great mental significance, helping Chelsea players to be more confident.

Chelsea were hardly considered when predicting the Premier League title race at the start of the season. Now, the difference is huge: Chelsea are third-placed favourites with a 5.5% chance of winning the title - ahead of Manchester City (1.9%) and not far behind second-placed Arsenal (10.6%). In short, only Liverpool are still ahead of everyone else in terms of chances. But the race would be wide open in the hypothetical scenario of Liverpool unexpectedly slipping up in a few consecutive matches.

Chelsea have won their last 5 matches in a row, scoring 16 goals, the team with the most goals in the Premier League this season so far. Having met the strongest teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, MU, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Chelsea's schedule in the next month will be very easy (and this is the fierce period that English teams always dread). The opponents are only Everton, Fulham, Ipswich, Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Wolverhampton (4 out of 6 teams are in the bottom 6). Also in the next month, Liverpool will face Tottenham, Leicester, West Ham, MU, Forest, Brentford. If Chelsea is above Liverpool after the next 6 rounds, then Liverpool's 1 match not played is not a big difference.

WHAT IS FORBIDDEN?

Rising very quickly in recent times, Cole Palmer has become the type of player who can decide the whole game by himself. His "big player" status was also confirmed when he successfully kicked a Panenka penalty.

In the entire tournament, no one has created more assists for his teammates than Palmer. Palmer leads the scoring list for Chelsea, and Nicolas Jackson is not far behind. Add Noni Madueke, Christopher Nkunku, Enzo Fernandez, Joao Felix…, Chelsea's scoring record is spread out very evenly. To expand the problem, Chelsea is diverse in both solutions and creative players, not just in scoring strikers. Their playing style is therefore flexible and difficult to predict.

Mykhailo Mudryk has just been caught doping. In the recent match against Brentford, Marc Cucurella received a second yellow card... after the match had ended. He will be automatically suspended for the upcoming match against Everton. This is a disciplinary issue. In general, there are still "flaws" that dim Chelsea's hopes of competing for the top spot. But anyway, coach Enzo Maresca does not admit that Chelsea is capable of competing for the top spot! That is a "possible" thing.

In contrast to Manchester City's dire situation due to their thin squad, Chelsea has a very thick and even squad. Not having to compete in the Champions League, Palmer can easily focus on Premier League matches. He is not even on the team list in the Europa Conference League (group stage). In all competitions, Maresca has used 32 different players this season, of which 22 have played 10 matches or more. Injuries or suspensions will hardly affect Chelsea's squad.

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