Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola insists Graham Potter's team are title contenders.
The Blues currently sit fourth in the league table after the opening 10 matches, despite being held to a goalless draw by Brentford in their latest fixture.
"It's still possible. Chelsea is a very good team and has a big squad and they can be competitive in the Champions League and even in the league," Zola said after the match.
"I said before you cannot rule out a team like Chelsea from the title race.
"I mean there are a lot of difficult games for the top teams, but Chelsea will be there, obviously they will have to make another step forward to raise the quality but they will be there."
Zola also praised it as a good point despite the expectation being on the Blues to seal a victory.
"Chelsea's a big team and they are close to the top of the table so you may say playing Brentford they need to win, so a draw is not a good result.
"But considering that this Brentford team really is a tough client, I consider this was a good point for Chelsea."
