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.
I think the big match will be tough for both teams, I agree that their meeting this time will most likely end in a draw. Man City and Chelsea are both struggling to get back to their best form, and I think Pep Guardiola squad journey to achieve it is steeper than Enzo Maresca squad. It's easy to see, because Man City will face PSG, Chelsea, Club Brugge, and Arsenal in the next matches in a short time span.
With that, Chelsea probably won't feel too worried when visiting the Etihad, although we can assume that Man City will appear more dominant in front of their own supporters. This big match is very interesting because it is fighting for the top four positions in the standings, which if it ends in a draw could give Newcastle the advantage. The genius of Pep Guardiola will be tested to the limit again, let's see if he can do it well.