Chelsea can fight for the title, it's the real deal, but the Blues have a problem

Jamie O'Hara believes Chelsea can challenge to win the Premier League this season.

Enzo MarescaThe team defeated Brighton 4-2 on Saturday, courtesy of a record four goals of Cole Palmer with Georginio Rutter and Carlos Baleba scoring the goals for the Seagulls.

This makes the Blues the Premier League's top scorers this season, with 15 so far, with city ​​of manchester right behind them on 14th.

After their four wins in the last five games, even talkSPORT presenter O'Hara, who rarely gives his co-star any love. Jason CundyThe – team is singing their praises.

So much so that he believes they could win the league for the first time since 2017.

Speaking on talkSPORT afterwards ChelseaAfter the win, O'Hara said: “Chelsea are looking good. Cole Palmer is a real pleasure to watch, every time he receives the ball something happens.

“Chelsea is the real deal. I don't care what they say. Everyone was investigating them at the beginning of the season because of what they were doing and how they treated the players.

“It seems they have done well. What a team they have.

“I'm telling you, they can fight for the title. “They're that good.”

But despite believing in Chelsea's expectations this season, O'Hara believes they have a key flaw that could stand in their way.

He continued: “The only problem they have is Robert Sánchez and the back four. But in the future they are terrifying.”

Sánchez had come out to take a chance for Brighton earlier in the game, but was beaten by Rutter, who put his header into the goal.

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However, the Blues goalkeeper has the second-most clean sheets in the league this season, with two to his name.

He is at the level of Nottingham Forest's Matz Sels.

Arsenal's David Rayá, manchester unitedAndré Onana and LiverpoolAlisson Becker has three respectively.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have conceded seven goals in total in the league, with the teams above them in the table conceding fewer. Manchester City, who remain leaders, have conceded six.

Second-placed Arsenal have conceded five goals, while Liverpool have only conceded one goal.

But despite O'Hara's praise, former Blues player Cundy is keeping his feet on the ground.

He said: “We're not in a title race. We're the kind of team that can do this to Brighton but then play Forest next weekend and lose 2-1.”

“(Last time) we had Hazard, John TerryPetr Cech in goal.

“The top four, absolutely, maybe third. Beating Arsenal, who are much lower than us, and City is also too much.

“We have a chance to finish in the top four, that is our battle.

“We're not ready to win it yet.”