Premier League Prediction Thread 2023/2024

[lizarder]

Manchester City are no longer the powerhouse we saw dominate the premier league for four seasons in a row. Losing Mahrez, Gundogan, e.t.c really affected the team’s performance this season because Manchester City were playing better than they are performing now without the departed players. I am looking forward to one or two additions this January for Manchester City to boost the team’s competitiveness.

Do you mean that Man City is no longer a strong club like the previous season because they lost in several previous matches and do you know why Man City experienced that defeat? Overall Man City's performance is still quite good, it's just that there was a slight setback after their creative midfielder suffered an injury so Man City's appearance changed slightly and now he has returned to playing.

What I like about Man City is that they have players who almost all have abilities and even though they are not star players, when they play they can provide support to each other. I think Pep Guardiola is good at making his players adapt and need each other, the overall collectivity is built very well at the club, that's what made Man City successful last season.

[Godday]

If Chelsea is losing this match, there is a problem. I don't care if it's a cup match or not. Chelsea should have won this match. It is obvious that there are problems in the goal path. Alarms are ringing in Chelsea after losing to a team from a lower league. Now it is necessary to seriously question why the players play like this.

No matter how much you can dominate a match, it will be useless if you don't score goals and win the match. I saw Chelsea having difficulty creating opportunities in front of the Middlesbrough goal. They were only able to make 5 shots on target and Middlesbrough with 2 shots on target. I think this doesn't matter because it's still the first leg but I think Middlesbrough will play defensively in the second leg and try to win the match with the current goal aggregate advantage or occasionally try to counterattack in the match in the second leg later.

[salad daging]

Manchester City are no longer the powerhouse we saw dominate the premier league for four seasons in a row. Losing Mahrez, Gundogan, e.t.c really affected the team’s performance this season because Manchester City were playing better than they are performing now without the departed players. I am looking forward to one or two additions this January for Manchester City to boost the team’s competitiveness.

Do you mean that Man City is no longer a strong club like the previous season because they lost in several previous matches and do you know why Man City experienced that defeat? Overall Man City's performance is still quite good, it's just that there was a slight setback after their creative midfielder suffered an injury so Man City's appearance changed slightly and now he has returned to playing.

What I like about Man City is that they have players who almost all have abilities and even though they are not star players, when they play they can provide support to each other. I think Pep Guardiola is good at making his players adapt and need each other, the overall collectivity is built very well at the club, that's what made Man City successful last season.

Don't understand why they say Manchester City is no longer a strong team while still in the top 4? They also have one game left if they win they are only second then where is Manchester City not strong? It's a bit strange.

Indeed Manchester City have lost 3 times but the decline of this team does not mean it is not strong in theory this team is still tough and difficult to beat, I believe Pep Guardiola can still overcome this and be able to compete again with Liverpool even though they are a little behind points but they can still catch up.

Now the players have recovered including Kevin De Bruyne who has appeared, only Haaland is uncertain but I'm sure it won't be long and he can play.

[gabbie2010]

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Chelsea is one team one cannot rely on,they were really poor in last night's game,although they played all they could to make sure they were able to get a point,but Middleborough were too solid defensively for Chelsea to break their defence.It is really embarrassing that Chelsea  would lose to a team that's not in the Premier league,and with all the players who they spent so much money on to sign in the transfer window.I wonder how their fans will feel when they see a team that's not even on thesame level with Chelsea win them,and defend the goal till the last minute of the game.Pochetino really need to work on that team again,and change their strategy, else,the premier league will be too hot for them to survive in.

Chelsea are clearly not as strong as they have been in previous seasons at this point, so I don't think that's all that surprising. This team is populated by many new players and so far several coaches who have worked with them have still failed to make Chelsea better. Pochettino has also not shown any improvement at Chelsea this season which would likely be considered a failure, but he still has plenty of time to think about improvement.

So far Chelsea have won 3 of their last 5 matches in the Premier League and have collected 28 points in 20 matches. There are 18 more games that Pochettino can take advantage of this season and fight for a place in Europe, but I'm skeptical about that.

From my own point of view it's like Chelsea lack a competent striker and most of their attackers are poor finisher they are not clinical in front of goal the likes of Jackson, Palmer, Sterling and Boja are prone to missing clear scoring chances in their match against Middleborough Palmer missed three clear chances Jackson too had a poor record of goal scoring since he came to the club, though Nkunku is back from injury probably he may be the team best goal scorer, meanwhile this is Pochettino first season in charge of the club though the team had been average so far in the league, however I think the manager should be given more time to prove himself till the end of the season.

[RaltcoinsB]

If Chelsea is losing this match, there is a problem. I don't care if it's a cup match or not. Chelsea should have won this match. It is obvious that there are problems in the goal path. Alarms are ringing in Chelsea after losing to a team from a lower league. Now it is necessary to seriously question why the players play like this.

No matter how much you can dominate a match, it will be useless if you don't score goals and win the match. I saw Chelsea having difficulty creating opportunities in front of the Middlesbrough goal. They were only able to make 5 shots on target and Middlesbrough with 2 shots on target. I think this doesn't matter because it's still the first leg but I think Middlesbrough will play defensively in the second leg and try to win the match with the current goal aggregate advantage or occasionally try to counterattack in the match in the second leg later.

I think Middlesbrough will focus on maintaining the current score instead of winning the match. I have this expectation for the second match. I didn't expect them to win the first match, I'm sure they are very happy now. If it had been played as a single match, Chelsea would have been eliminated. Lucky for them, there is a rematch of this match.

[Sunderland]

Manchester City are no longer the powerhouse we saw dominate the premier league for four seasons in a row. Losing Mahrez, Gundogan, e.t.c really affected the team’s performance this season because Manchester City were playing better than they are performing now without the departed players. I am looking forward to one or two additions this January for Manchester City to boost the team’s competitiveness.

Do you mean that Man City is no longer a strong club like the previous season because they lost in several previous matches and do you know why Man City experienced that defeat? Overall Man City's performance is still quite good, it's just that there was a slight setback after their creative midfielder suffered an injury so Man City's appearance changed slightly and now he has returned to playing.

What I like about Man City is that they have players who almost all have abilities and even though they are not star players, when they play they can provide support to each other. I think Pep Guardiola is good at making his players adapt and need each other, the overall collectivity is built very well at the club, that's what made Man City successful last season.

Don't understand why they say Manchester City is no longer a strong team while still in the top 4? They also have one game left if they win they are only second then where is Manchester City not strong? It's a bit strange.

Indeed Manchester City have lost 3 times but the decline of this team does not mean it is not strong in theory this team is still tough and difficult to beat, I believe Pep Guardiola can still overcome this and be able to compete again with Liverpool even though they are a little behind points but they can still catch up.

Now the players have recovered including Kevin De Bruyne who has appeared, only Haaland is uncertain but I'm sure it won't be long and he can play.

Agree, Mancity is still a strong team. Under performance in 1 or 2 games is the better words, and they definitely can go back to their top performance anytime soon.
Injured and fatigue are common for any team who plays 3 or 4 times in a week.

Since 2023 they have won: Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, Super Europa Cup, and UEFA Club World Cup.
They're 3rd in the League with 40 points from 19 matches while Liverpool leading with 45 points from 20 matches.
I would say they might going stronger than before in this year.

[Cookdata]

It was disappointing that chelsea could not create goals with the dominance of the match which in my opinion deserved to get a lot of goals in that match, unfortunately chelsea did not have a striker who could produce goals that night.

To be honest, if traced properly, they have players who are quite capable, and with the quantity of players that can be relied on but unfortunately they do not have a strategy that can really penetrate the middlesbrough defense.
But we also need to remember that Chelsea indeed when against strong teams they will also strengthen but when against teams below them, sometimes they play with poor performances, but maybe the second round they can get a victory and avenge the annoyance they get for the embarrassing 1-0 defeat.

People still gets disappointed from Chelsea performance, I have remove them since first week of December from my favorite teams for gambling. I don't pick them to win and I don't their rival to win because I don't know them again. The last time I check their standing on the table was the same early December and I check and then they remain where I left them, 8 win 8 loss and 4 draw, damn Todd Boehly is a calm man. If I'm the owner, my hot temper would have sent him a sack letter to live my fucking club for his incompetent.

How can you have 70 ball possession and can't make a simple chance, all their shot on target were useless and conversion was poor. Been in Premier League is a privilege and hardwork, when a team of Premier League has a match from another team from other leagues, it shouldn't be ground breaking thing to do, more like a soft work but Chelsea made it look like impossible miracle. Maybe the next time they start having less fans coming to watch the team matches, the owner will become proactive person.

[Jody.Drummer]

Yes, that's how Chelsea are now, they even struggle to get a win when dealing with opponents weaker than them. Nothing can be expected from them as long as they still show something promising like they are currently experiencing. Things are more complicated now, they are not showing any improvement in their performance. I'm not sure they will be champions, especially when their potential opponents are Liverpool who we know what they are like this season. Although the composition of the players is actually not much different, but from other things they are far behind Liverpool. In the game for example, Liverpool have a very promising game, in the Premier League itself they now occupy the first position, in the Europa League they are sovereign as favorites to become champions there.

I think coach Mauricio Pochettino has been given sufficient time to improve the team but it seems he is not showing any sign of stepping up the game of the club. He has been given all the players he wanted, yet they are finding it difficult to win even lower-class teams. Everybody knows the problem of Chelsea, which is the lack of a striker that can utilise the chances they create. We were hoping that Christopher Nkunku would improve the attack of the club but he has not shown that he could revive the Chelsea attack. Liverpool has a good coach that is technically sound and he has shown that he can change the fortune of Liverpool. The club had a bad season last season but look at what he has done to the club this season without even buying so many players. Chelsea still has the opportunity to make it to the finals if they can upturn the deficit in Stamford Bridge. It will not be also bad for Middlesbrough to make it to the finals and at least win a trophy for their loyal fans.   

I won't say he failed, but he couldn't use the time he had to improve this team well, and this could have led to his dismissal. How many times have they changed coaches, and they can't show changes that bring hope to their supporters. I think they are starting to miss Thomas Tuchel at the moment, because he was sacked when Chelsea was declining, but he wasn't given many opportunities, it was a hasty decision and it seems like there was another reason behind his sacking at that time. The reason is that now he is doing well with Bayern Munich. If only they had not made hasty decisions at that time, maybe Chelsea would not look like it does now. Of course many people will associate this with Thomas Tuchel.

[Egii Nna]

This coach has consistently underperformed, showing no desire to win and always comfortable with losses. Pochettino has failed to bring improvement to Chelsea, and the team appears to be getting worse under his management. It's evident that the current project is destined for failure under him. Chelsea needs to change its system to progress, or else they will continue to struggle.

Today they lost to Middlesbrough in the EFL. But this is only leg 1. There is still a chance to qualify in Leg 2. If you look at the statistics Chelsea is very dominant, they made 18 attempts 5 on target. They had the ball dominantly. Middlesbrough only utilized counter attacks. But Middlesbrough were more effective. I think Pochettino is not too bad. Chelsea is currently in transition. It is not done in a short time. But today they made their 6th appearance with Pochettino without being able to score a goal.

Chelsea players dominated this match. But they can't win. Despite many attacks, Chelsea players could not score a single goal. Chelsea players have 72% ball possession. We saw Chelsea players dominate the whole match. Middlesbrough, on the other hand, were completely defensive after conceding a goal in the first half. Chelsea completely failed to break down Middlesbrough's defence. It cannot be said for sure whether Chelsea will win the home match of the second leg. Chelsea's performance is very erratic right now.

If Chelsea is losing this match, there is a problem. I don't care if it's a cup match or not. Chelsea should have won this match. It is obvious that there are problems in the goal path. Alarms are ringing in Chelsea after losing to a team from a lower league. Now it is necessary to seriously question why the players play like this.

From the point of view of things, Chelsea just downgraded Middlesbrough because, from the beginning of the match, Chelsea were playing the game like they were playing a game with small children. Since they see they have an advantage over Middlesbrough, even though Middlesbrough are from the lower league, Chelsea downgraded them too much, which made Middlesbrough use that opportunity and score. After that, they engaged in a serious defence that made it so hard for Chelsea to defeat them again. The game was so inconceivable, but that is what is called a game.

Although the game cannot be predicted, to me, Chelsea have a lose-guide that made many of their fans angry yesterday, but it is still the second leg, which we can still look up to, but we can’t say anything since Chelsea have already seen yesterday's result. I think they will be more serious about their game and try to gain their possession in the game, but Chelsea didn’t deserve to lose that game.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Liverpool vs Fulham tonight in the 1st leg of the EFL Cup. Hopefully we can win by a couple of goals to take a nice lead to the 2nd leg at Craven Cottage.

I was surprised to see Middlesborough beat Chelsea last night, although I expect Chelsea to turn that round at Stamford Bridge.

[marcous]

It was disappointing that chelsea could not create goals with the dominance of the match which in my opinion deserved to get a lot of goals in that match, unfortunately chelsea did not have a striker who could produce goals that night.

To be honest, if traced properly, they have players who are quite capable, and with the quantity of players that can be relied on but unfortunately they do not have a strategy that can really penetrate the middlesbrough defense.
But we also need to remember that Chelsea indeed when against strong teams they will also strengthen but when against teams below them, sometimes they play with poor performances, but maybe the second round they can get a victory and avenge the annoyance they get for the embarrassing 1-0 defeat.

People still gets disappointed from Chelsea performance, I have remove them since first week of December from my favorite teams for gambling. I don't pick them to win and I don't their rival to win because I don't know them again. The last time I check their standing on the table was the same early December and I check and then they remain where I left them, 8 win 8 loss and 4 draw, damn Todd Boehly is a calm man. If I'm the owner, my hot temper would have sent him a sack letter to live my fucking club for his incompetent.

How can you have 70 ball possession and can't make a simple chance, all their shot on target were useless and conversion was poor. Been in Premier League is a privilege and hardwork, when a team of Premier League has a match from another team from other leagues, it shouldn't be ground breaking thing to do, more like a soft work but Chelsea made it look like impossible miracle. Maybe the next time they start having less fans coming to watch the team matches, the owner will become proactive person.

There is a possibility that in the second round Chelsea can turn things around and beat Middlesbrough at Stamford Bridge, in my opinion a one goal deficit is not too difficult for a club as big as Chelsea. Of course, to be able to turn things around, Pochettino must be able to make his fleet stop "joking around", there are no acceptable excuses for losing to a 2nd division club. Pochettino must apply different standards to his players, Players must realize that mistakes are bad luck, there are many opportunities that fail to be converted into goals. If this is not resolved, the crisis of trust in the team will decrease drastically in the future.

Pochettino is the person most responsible for the results, now many fans are asking him to resign as head coach, and I think if Abramovich was still in charge of the club, Pochettino would have been fired last year. Everything is pointing towards setbacks, there is very little we can be proud of about Chelsea this season. Their performance has been a roller coaster, so betting on their win would be a disaster.

Not appearing in European competitions does not change anything, in the sense that he can't be used to compete in the title race, a fact that makes the fans reaction very disappointed. Perhaps the only understandable reason why the Blues have performed poorly this season is their aggressive transfer policy, building a squad with young players and not managing the transition well. The rest are just factors that are generally experienced by all clubs, such as injuries and so on.

[Oluwa-btc]

Manchester United vs Tottenham will be the most anticipated match this week in addition to some matches that might run quite balanced like between Brighton vs Wolves.
Manchester United will always be in doubt especially facing Tottenham who are much better than them this season at least that's what can be seen in how Manchester United has suffered 9 defeats while Tottenham are only 5x in 20 matches, Tottenham managed to score 42 goals while United only 22 goals and worse more conceded than goals scored by United.
The home factor is also not an advantage for Manchester United because this season has lost at least 4x at home and only 1 difference with 5x away defeats. This will be a difficult match for both but Tottenham although not the favored team will have a chance to get a point, their obstacle may be that Son has to defend his country in the Asian Cup so he will not play even though he is quite the foundation of Tottenham so far, so there may be weaknesses in their appearance later.

The new owners would be around to measure and watch Manchester United for the first time since he was handed the percentage of the club he bought completely.

After the win against Wigan, only a few impressed though, but Tottenham Hotspur should've also some of them key members absent. I see they're not interested in getting new set of players, they just want thee manager to handle the squad until the end of the season.

Tottenham Hotspur have finally completed the switch for that defender and Timo Werner, they're desperate to finish top four. It also shows Eric Dier would be definitely leaving soon.

[FanEagle]

Chelsea will not be this kind again, they didn't really consider this as a possibility so they didn't care and yes it's true that they are not great this year but they are not this bad and have what it takes to beat them.

So next game, at home, they will play their best and I bet that they are going to end up with a win, an easy one at that. I am guessing that something like a 3 or even 4 goals is possible for Chelsea, I am not going to just bet on Chelsea to win, I will bet on them to win but also I will bet on 2.5+ over as well, that should be the key to the game, they are not going to just score 2 and stop, they will probably score at least 3 goals. This should be a good day for betting. There is some time left though, we gonna need to wait.

[wmaurik]

If Chelsea is losing this match, there is a problem. I don't care if it's a cup match or not. Chelsea should have won this match. It is obvious that there are problems in the goal path. Alarms are ringing in Chelsea after losing to a team from a lower league. Now it is necessary to seriously question why the players play like this.

I was also quite surprised when Chelsea lost to a team like that in the EFL Cup, because it is very unlikely that Chelsea would not consider that match to be important. Moreover, the opponent also came from a lower league so it was appropriate for Chelsea not to lose, but in reality it was very unexpected and it was completely beyond my reasoning. Because Chelsea usually often faces teams that are stronger than Middlesbrough in the Premier League.

[red4slash]

For me, I think this should be one of the best seasons for them - Mahrez was actually a junk player in there since he was barely given enough playtime..Maybe for the fact that he's African? Guardiola knows best... But I think having Alvarez and Grealish both paired would improve the effectiveness on the flanks.. it all depends on the formation though - a standard 4-3-3 formation would also link them both, allowing debryune and halland to communicate directly.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

You're kidding yourself if you say Mahrez is junk and not given much time by Pep because it's a ridiculous statement.
He is one of the playmakers who is very stable at Manchester City especially his position can be anywhere because he has a fairly good level of flexibility so that when used as an attacking midfielder or even as a winger he can still perform very well in Manchester City's attack line.
If you say he is trash because he left Manchester City and was considered unable to compete with other players, I think it is a big mistake because after all he realized apart from age he had also got everything at Manchester City because for 5 seasons he was at Etihad he got a lot and the peak was the Champions League trophy as well as the treble for Manchster City so there was no reason for him to stay because his goal had been achieved.

[aylabadia05]

Chelsea will not be this kind again, they didn't really consider this as a possibility so they didn't care and yes it's true that they are not great this year but they are not this bad and have what it takes to beat them.

What is being discussed concerns Chelsea's defeat against Middlesbrough in the EFL Semifinal Leg 1. 1-0 is a very small score and it is likely that Chelsea will get back more than 2 goals in the 2nd leg.
Chelsea are not bad, but I think they have been inconsistent this season in maintaining their best form.
Middlesbrough is not a strong opponent for Chelsea. Yesterday's 1-0 defeat was due to luck favoring Middlesbrough.

So next game, at home, they will play their best and I bet that they are going to end up with a win, an easy one at that. I am guessing that something like a 3 or even 4 goals is possible for Chelsea, I am not going to just bet on Chelsea to win, I will bet on them to win but also I will bet on 2.5+ over as well, that should be the key to the game, they are not going to just score 2 and stop, they will probably score at least 3 goals. This should be a good day for betting. There is some time left though, we gonna need to wait.

Betting over 2.5 on the 2nd leg of the EFL semi-final at home to Chelsea is a rational choice according to my analysis. Some may not dare to bet on Chelsea winning because Chelsea's performance has fluctuated. But for me, betting on Chelsea winning is a very likely chance to win.

[tiCeR]

Manchester United vs Tottenham will be the most anticipated match this week in addition to some matches that might run quite balanced like between Brighton vs Wolves.
Manchester United will always be in doubt especially facing Tottenham who are much better than them this season at least that's what can be seen in how Manchester United has suffered 9 defeats while Tottenham are only 5x in 20 matches, Tottenham managed to score 42 goals while United only 22 goals and worse more conceded than goals scored by United.
The home factor is also not an advantage for Manchester United because this season has lost at least 4x at home and only 1 difference with 5x away defeats. This will be a difficult match for both but Tottenham although not the favored team will have a chance to get a point, their obstacle may be that Son has to defend his country in the Asian Cup so he will not play even though he is quite the foundation of Tottenham so far, so there may be weaknesses in their appearance later.

The new owners would be around to measure and watch Manchester United for the first time since he was handed the percentage of the club he bought completely.

After the win against Wigan, only a few impressed though, but Tottenham Hotspur should've also some of them key members absent. I see they're not interested in getting new set of players, they just want thee manager to handle the squad until the end of the season.

Tottenham Hotspur have finally completed the switch for that defender and Timo Werner, they're desperate to finish top four. It also shows Eric Dier would be definitely leaving soon.

I am curious to see how much the new owners can do about this. I know that the former owners sometimes came across as if they were not interested in the fate of Manchester United anymore. I know it doesn't make sense as this would also push the value of the club lower and that can't be in their own interest, but I think if there is no passion anymore from the club owners to be seen, it is time for a huge change and we got that change now.

But still there have been important changes now and whatever the plan is that Manchester United has, the competitive field in the Premier League isn't sleeping. To become one of the champions in the EPL again it will be a hard way they need to pass for this goal.

[topbitcoin]

Liverpool vs Fulham tonight in the 1st leg of the EFL Cup. Hopefully we can win by a couple of goals to take a nice lead to the 2nd leg at Craven Cottage.

I was surprised to see Middlesborough beat Chelsea last night, although I expect Chelsea to turn that round at Stamford Bridge.

Actually, the big chance is now in the hands of Liverpool, it's just that losing Salah is also still a pretty scary specter it seems for Liverpool because after all until now Salah is one of the players who is their mainstay in the attack line. Besides Salah they will also lose Endo in midfield because of the Asian Cup.
This could be an obstacle as well as a good experiment for Klopp in making some differences in his squad.

The EPL is still not rolling and there is nothing wrong if in the match against Fulham today they try to make some differences so that the situation still remains favorable for them and not for this match alone but some current experiments are used for future matches because after all at this time Salah's absence is still unpredictable until when so Liverpool must have a backup plan for this.

[Sakanwa]

If Chelsea is losing this match, there is a problem. I don't care if it's a cup match or not. Chelsea should have won this match. It is obvious that there are problems in the goal path. Alarms are ringing in Chelsea after losing to a team from a lower league. Now it is necessary to seriously question why the players play like this.

I was also quite surprised when Chelsea lost to a team like that in the EFL Cup, because it is very unlikely that Chelsea would not consider that match to be important. Moreover, the opponent also came from a lower league so it was appropriate for Chelsea not to lose, but in reality it was very unexpected and it was completely beyond my reasoning. Because Chelsea usually often faces teams that are stronger than Middlesbrough in the Premier League.

Chelsea's performance since last season has been nothing to write home about,their pre-season was so good this season that everybody thought they were going to really compete for the tittle this season,but the reverse is the case,they have instead performed poorly to the extent they are now contemplating on changing their new coach that hasn't stayed for upto a season,It will be so sad if Chelsea should sack him because everybody loves him,he did so well while he was at Totthenham,but the problem was that he didn't win any trophy at Totthenham,but we hope his time at Chelsea shouldn't be thesame with when he was at Totthenham.

[puloweh555]

If Chelsea is losing this match, there is a problem. I don't care if it's a cup match or not. Chelsea should have won this match. It is obvious that there are problems in the goal path. Alarms are ringing in Chelsea after losing to a team from a lower league. Now it is necessary to seriously question why the players play like this.

I was also quite surprised when Chelsea lost to a team like that in the EFL Cup, because it is very unlikely that Chelsea would not consider that match to be important. Moreover, the opponent also came from a lower league so it was appropriate for Chelsea not to lose, but in reality it was very unexpected and it was completely beyond my reasoning. Because Chelsea usually often faces teams that are stronger than Middlesbrough in the Premier League.

Chelsea's first leg match was very disappointing even though their opponents were a weak team, even in the Championship, Middlesbrough was ranked 12th in the standings. In this match, Chelsea actually had many opportunities to equalize the score or make a comeback after Middlesbrough scored a goal by Hayden Hackney in the first half, but Chelsea were unlucky in this match.

I don't think Chelsea needs to dwell on this sadness because they have plenty of time in the next two weeks to improve and develop an effective strategy to try to recover in the second leg. Moreover, in the second leg, Chelsea will act as hosts at Stamford Bridge. Indeed, this match was very disappointing but I am sure Chelsea will respond in the second leg, especially with a one goal difference, I don't think this is too difficult for Chelsea.