Not too way back folks have been speaking about Chelsea as potential title contenders with the Blues having climbed as excessive as second within the desk.
These throughout the membership regularly performed that down and maybe with good purpose as a result of, after a run of 5 Premier League victories in a row, they’ve didn’t win their previous 4 video games, shedding to Fulham and Ipswich and drawing with Everton and Crystal Palace.
“Two weeks in the past, three weeks in the past, we have been speaking concerning the title race,” Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca mentioned after Saturday’s draw with the Eagles.
“So it is for me, it is not concerning the desk. It is nearly seeing how we will enhance issues.”
Fifth place Newcastle made an inconsistent begin to the season however seem like hitting their stride now, with Saturday’s win at Tottenham their fifth victory in a row within the Premier League.
Manchester Metropolis, who’re sixth, are exhibiting indicators of coming by way of their terrible run of type after Saturday’s win in opposition to West Ham made it back-to-back wins within the Premier League.
“We noticed in a few years our degree and we’re not at our degree. We received, I’m so pleased and it helps us,” Metropolis boss Guardiola mentioned after the Hammers win.
“I am more than happy for the outcome however you can’t ask me if the outdated Metropolis is again. In case you noticed the sport, we’re not.”
Eighth-place Aston Villa boosted their Europe aspirations by beating Leicester on Saturday.
In some ways, Unai Emery’s aspect provide inspiration for a membership like Bournemouth after they realised their very own dream final season by ending within the prime 4 to safe Champions League soccer for the present marketing campaign.
“We wanted these three factors after we drew at house with Brighton and we’re difficult to be within the prime 10, prime eight,” Emery mentioned.
“The league may be very troublesome as a result of lots of groups are performing very nicely.”
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, 2025-01-04 20:49:00
