MX23RW : Wednesday, December 11 18:16:16| >> :60:961:961:

Andre Villas-Boas says Chelsea are still contenders

Andre Villas-Boas insists that Chelsea are still contenders for the Premier League title.

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas believes that The Blues are still contenders for the Premier League title, despite trailing leaders Manchester United by five points.

United beat Chelsea 3-1 yesterday (Sunday) to extended their lead at the top of the table and move two points clear of second-place local rivals Manchester City.

Despite United’s 100% start to the season and their dominance at the top, Villas-Boas insists that it is still early days.

"They are in a good position now but it is very, very early," Villas-Boas said. "Nothing that would happen here will mean anything in the Premier League table, and today, not that I want to overemphasise it, you had Man City going to Fulham and Fulham getting a point."

"Arsenal lost and Liverpool lost, so all five contenders are there and anything can happen," he added. "The most regular has been United but we showed we are up to the levels of the champions - it is just this time this game didn't go our way but we will be up there competing for the title and I am glad Sir Alex corroborates in this opinion."

Chelsea will look to put the defeat behind them when they take on Swansea City at home on Saturday, September 24.

ID:3876: cacheID:3876:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2159:
Written by
Tom Williams
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Fernando Torres
Read Next:
AVB defends Torres after miss
>
Read more about Andre Villas-Boas Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool14112129111835
2Chelsea1594235181731
3Arsenal1585229151429
4Manchester CityMan City158342721627
5Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest157441918125
6Aston Villa157442323025
7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton156632522324
8Bournemouth157352320324
9Brentford157263128323
10Fulham156542220223
11Tottenham HotspurSpurs1562731191220
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle155551921-220
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd155461918119
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham155372028-818
15Everton143561421-714
16Leicester CityLeicester153572130-914
17Crystal Palace152761420-613
18Ipswich TownIpswich151681427-139
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1523102338-159
20Southampton1512121131-205


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!