Bernardo Silva has said Chelsea are a long way behind pacesetters Arsenal and Manchester City this season as Graham Potter's side attempts to make a serious challenge for the top four. Having lost four of their last five league games heading into the domestic break, the Blues dropped off the pace.
A 2-0 win against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge proved to be the perfect return - other than Reece James' injury - especially with Tottenham dropping points against Brentford earlier in the day. As Potter now looks to embark on a run of form to propel his side from eighth in the table the competitive nature of the league has never been so apparent.
Albeit with 23 games left still to play, Chelsea are behind both Newcastle and Brighton in the table, with Fulham just two points further back. With a game in hand on fourth-placed Spurs, Chelsea can still cut the gap to the Champions League places down to three points.
