‘Scary’ Chelsea the biggest obstacle to Liverpool’s title bid – Souness

These were some of the first names on the team sheet and none of them ever missed an important game for Chelsea, unless injured.

Burnley have one of the best home records in the Premier League and they’ve nearly surprised the Citizens, but Sergio Aguero didn’t allow any surprises as he scored a brace and got himself leveled with Diego Costa at the top of the Top scorers table.

For all the defensive work Chelsea’s players have put in, you’d be forgiven for discounting their potency going forward. Usually, this begins to take shape around Christmas time or slightly afterward. The friction created as a result saw previously unthinkable results occur, Mourinho lose his job and the Blues finish in their lowest league position in a generation. They visit Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City next weekend looking to record an eighth successive league victory for the first time since 2010.

The winger said he was happy with his goal at Stamford Bridge but was even more ecstatic with the win, which catapulted Chelsea back to the top of the league standings. “We should have had two penalties added to the mix and it could have been very different”.

“So far in the Premier League, though, we haven’t found that consistency, that winning streak that is so much needed and that we’re working so hard to achieve”. The rest will be in the Also-Rans, mid-table mediocrity or the trying to survive against relegation.

Chelsea and Tottenham have both conceded just ten goals in the Premier League, but it is in attack where there is a distinct gap separating the two sides.

26 – Chelsea have now won 26 games against Tottenham in the Premier League; their most against one side in the competition’s history.

Well, Harry, these are the top five numbers that prove Chelsea deserve to be at the very top of the league.

“Sometimes you don’t get the chance to play, or the system the manager uses isn’t right for you, but now he’s full of confidence”. Perhaps these shenanigans will wear thin after a while – they might play out a bit more annoyingly if Chelsea were losing a lot, for example – but for now, this is absolutely brilliant.