
After coming sixth last season, an improvement on a disastrous 2022/23 season where they finished 12th, Chelsea have started their current campaign exceptionally well, and sit fourth, above rivals Arsenal.
Having lost just two games, to the top two of Liverpool and Manchester City, and drawing to a high-flying Nottingham Forest, Chelsea may feel the only result they could be disappointed with is a draw at home to underperforming Crystal Palace.