Chelsea eyes are very much looking over their shoulders, then, and they could be outside the Champions League places by the time this match kicks off with Manchester United – only two points behind – taking on relegation-threatened Fulham on Saturday.Defeat on Sunday could see Chelsea cede control of a top-four spot, then, and it would make for a disappointing start to a huge run of fixtures taking them through to the end of February, during which time they face United in the FA Cup fifth round, Man City again in the EFL Cup final, Spurs in the Premier League and Malmo in both legs of their Europa League knockout tie.It could be that Chelsea are out of the running for all trophies and playing catch-up in the top-four race by the beginning of March, and in that scenario the pressure really would start to pile on Sarri’s shoulders.
