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.
They can comfortably win three of those matches especially Tottenham, Manchester United and Nottingham which will be a very easy one for them, reason being that they will not allow a small team like that to beat them home and away, having lost first leg to them. You may argue that Tottenham will be difficult for them to win but that is not correct because Tottenham is very inconsistent, sometimes strong and most times weak. Liverpool will comfortably put them in their place and continue their lead of the table.
Yes, Liverpool have high chances of winning those matches, but the truth is that anything can happen in football. So, I will not say that Liverpool will win those games easily because they are facing big teams. Despite these teams being inconsistent, Manchester United are just picking up form, and it is possible that they may have a chance to draw the game.
Out of these three games, in my view, it is not going to be easy matches. Tottenham and Nottingham Forest are unpredictable sometimes, especially Nottingham Forest. They always give Liverpool a tough time and can win against Liverpool either at home or away. So, anything can happen against the three teams you have mentioned.