Of course, I think they will be one of the favorites competing with Liverpool, Arsenal, and Man City for the title. Another reason is that Maresca has made some good changes. Their progress was very noticeable last season as they finished in the top 5, and that happened after they had been experiencing poor results for a long time.
World Cup results are just statistics, as conditions in the league and the packed schedule may be very different. Remember that top EPL teams have already made significant player changes through the transfer window. So I think the new EPL season will be even more exciting.
Enzo Maresca success make Chelsea should including for premier league tittle race after winning FIFA Club World Cup, significant progress of Chelsea performance since appointing Enzo Maresca as manager and next season current activities transfer have put four team from Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal are favorite team for becoming the champion.
Several EPL teams already signed top player and billion euro spending out to sign new recruitment, quite competitive for winning trophy next season and Liverpool have got several rival team. Last season only have Arsenal as the competitor team but this season have two top candidate team from Chelsea and Man City.