Chelsea drew their last match. Aston Villa, on the other hand, have drawn their last two matches. And that's why these two teams are lagging behind. Personally I think these two teams will not be able to compete for the title. But even then, if Chelsea and Aston Villa can strengthen their defense, then maybe these two teams can compete for the title. But it is less likely.
I consider Liverpool as the favorite to win the title so far. Because Liverpool's defense is very strong this season. Liverpool conceded only 2 goals in 7 matches. Even a strong team like Manchester City conceded 8 goals in 7 matches.
Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal deserve to be called the favorites this season, Chelsea and Aston Villa seem to only be able to enliven the top four, not become title contenders. However, with the number of matches still ahead, the chances of each contestant can still change, it is difficult to predict the increase and decrease in a team performance. Player injury factors and a tight match schedule will usually affect the consistency of each team. Liverpool, coached by Arne Slot, has so far been the team that has conceded the fewest goals, their front line is also quite productive. Liverpool needs to maintain this level so that they can stay on the right track, Manchester City and Arsenal now have serious competitors.
Of course because they are the top three team that have dominated the title race in recent season, but from previous seasons we all know that even though there are several team that are fighting fiercely for the title, it still shows that in the end Manchester City won the title and slowly penetrated to occupy the top of the standings, I think conditions like this will happen again this season.
Liverpool performance is the same as last season which can show very impressive quality of play and is able to achieve more win with points from each match, but it does not guarantee that they can continue like this consistently and stably, the same thing also happened with Arsenal so they are not really believed to be able to win the title this season.
At the beginning of the season, Manchester City experienced several unexpected things by getting defeats and draws, but they will rise when entering the middle of the season and so on playing more consistently in the time towards the end of the season as determinant of who is able to stay on top of the standings to bring home the Premier League trophy.
For Chelsea itself, if they can maintain more stable performance, there is chance for them to be able to occupy the top 3, we just see how the future develops.