After 6 round of Premier League matches, Chelsea are currently 6th in the league and 5 points behind league leaders Arsenal.
Chelsea have had a poor start to the season, with two defeats already.
Surprisingly, former Premier League star Jermain Defoe is backing Chelsea to topple Arsenal and Manchester United who are currently ahead in the league.
Asked for his early take on the top-four, Defoe told Football Daily: “I’m not going to say who is going to win it, who will finish second and that.
“But for me, the top four teams in the Premier League this year, when I look at the squads, are Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea.”
Spurs signed Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, Djed Spence, Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster, and Defoe believes the signings will help Tottenham compete better this season.
On Tottenham’s unbeaten start to the season, Defoe said about his former club: “It’s so early, they need to take each game as it comes.
“You have to believe you’re going to win every game and then we’ll see what happens. Of course there’s optimism, the fans are excited because of the signings and the manager.”