And next week's match will certainly be a determining factor for Chelsea, whether they will stay in fourth position or experience another decline to fifth position in the Premier League. Because next week Chelsea will compete against Manchester City. I think this match will be quite difficult for Chelsea. Because even though Manchester City's performance is currently in poor condition, I am sure Manchester City will not let Chelsea take the three points easily in this match. So Chelsea really has to prepare a good strategy to win the match against Manchester City next week.
This will be a slightly more difficult match for Chelsea because even though Manchester City's performance has not fully recovered, during a big match like this, Manchester City will certainly put more pressure on Chelsea, especially since the standings are very much determined by who will win the match. Manchester City is slowly starting to recover and they are starting to show big changes while Chelsea is also starting to experience a decline in previous performance so it will be a little more difficult to face the pressure in a big match like that. It is difficult to beat Manchester City and maybe considering a draw is much more likely to happen and even then Chelsea must be able to play better than before.
Statistically they look the same, so this is really not an easy match for them. Both Chelsea and Manchester City need a win to maintain their position. But in terms of appearance, they can also be said to be the same when we look at their statistics in the English League this season.
However, Manchester City has another advantage, yes they will play as hosts and usually the team that plays as hosts is more favored to win the match. On the other hand, they also have to play a match in the Champions League first which will be very draining.