Chelsea picked up their third consecutive win in all competitions on Saturday afternoon as they won 3-1 against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. The Blues earned their first away win since the 2-0 victory against Aston Villa at Villa Park back in October last year.
Prior to the win against Leeds last weekend, Graham Potter was facing immense pressure to turn Chelsea's results around after having failed to win a game since the victory against Crystal Palace in January. After beating Javi Gravia's side at Stamford Bridge, the Blues went on to overturn a first-leg deficit against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and progress into the last eight thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz.
The trip to Leicester could have seen Chelsea slip up once again but goals from Ben Chilwell, Havertz and Mateo Kovacic saw them pick up another vital three points as they look to gain momentum heading into the final 12 Premier League fixtures of the season. The Blues still face tough tests against Liverpool and Manchester United - whilst potentially playing a key role in the Premier League title race - with games against Arsenal and Manchester City still to come too.
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Tottenham currently occupy fourth place in the Premier League table with Chelsea sitting 11 points adrift of their London rivals. Spurs boss Antonio Conte has now made a bold prediction regarding the Blues' chances of finishing inside the top four.
"We know very well the race for a place in Champions League will be really, really tough. You see the competitors," Conte said after Spurs beat Nottingham Forest thanks to Harry Kane’s double and a Son Heung-min goal.
"You see there are many, many teams involved and I think in this moment there is only one place available because Man City and Arsenal are fighting to win the Premier League and Man United I think are showing they have great continuity of good results. I think there is one place and there are many teams, many important teams that are in this race.
"We have to try to do our best and for sure I repeat for us to finish in the top four is like to win the Premier League. It happen last season and I spoke about miracle.
"I continue to say maybe this season it be much more difficult, much more difficult because Liverpool is a competitor in this race. Newcastle is a competitor and Newcastle is a different Newcastle to the past. They invest a lot of money and they have a strong team.
"You see Chelsea and what happened there and their position, but I don’t consider Chelsea outside [the top-four race]. They have the possibility to win the last 11 or 12 games in a row because the squad is really, really strong.
"But we need to think about ourselves. A top club looks at themselves, not to other results."
It's highly unlikely Chelsea go on to win all of their remaining fixtures like Conte suggested, but momentum is building at Stamford Bridge and a win against Everton next weekend could see them head into the international break full of confidence.
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