Chelsea has the opportunity to occupy first place this season if Liverpool's consistency begins to be disturbed in the upcoming matches, but if Liverpool continues to be as good as Chelsea, second place will not fall to any other team other than Chelsea because so far the improvement in the game of the Chelsea team itself has been quite good and undeniable. The next match for Chelsea is to host Fulham, and it will be a fairly easy match for Chelsea to win at home because Fulham has not developed well enough during this season.
Liverpool have a much heavier schedule in the next five matches because they have to face Tottenham, Man United and Nottingham Forest and if they are unable to maximize the three matches, it is likely that Chelsea will be able to win the first position. The next five matches Chelsea will face a much easier match because it will not face a much stronger team, so Chelsea's chances of catching up points from Liverpool are very large.
This is the best opportunity for Chelsea but it takes consistency to be able to collect full points in the five matches. Enzo Marsca will definitely understand this opportunity will be a big hope for them and surely he will provide much better results to be able to rank first in the standings.
The Xmas period always comes with a very busy schedule in the English Premier League and while some big teams are favoured their are some that have to go toe to toe with tough opponents consecutively just like it's happened to Liverpool currently, they're in great form no doubt, currently the best in the league to doubt but the busy schedule could see them decline on the table especially if they encounter any injury in any of those match, Tottenham and Manchester United are going to be tough especially United cause they're strong rivals of Liverpool but i think Nottingham Forest is not going to be very easy to play against cause they tend to be very aggressive when playing against big teams. Well, Liverpool's busy schedule might turn out to be a blessing and big opportunity for Chelsea to top the league, however i can't wait to see how Arne Slot handles his upcoming schedules.