Thomas Tuchel reveals Chelsea’s title hopes this season after victory over Crystal Palace

Chelsea have started their Premier League season with a convincing victory over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge.

Thomas Tuchel’s team put in a dominant display to win three nil with goals from Marcos Alonso, Christian Pulisic and Trevoh Chalobah.

With the likes of Manchester United and Liverpool also putting in a commanding display to win their respective matches, there is no doubt that this season will be tougher than last season.

Despite his team impressive against Crystal Palace, Thomas Tuchel has claimed that his Chelsea are the fourth favourites to win the Premier League title this season.

Tuchel while speaking in an interview with Sky Sports stated that to be totally honest, he see Chelsea as the number four, that cannot be the favourite in the next year.

He claimed Chelsea have to close the gap to three, two and one noting that he said during the campaign in the last half-year the team set the bar high and look to close gaps during 90 minutes, and that’s what they’ll try to continue.

According to Tuchel, this is the Premier League, a tough competition.

He noted that it’s on the team, they are in this role and in the role of the hunters, they have to close the gap to Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United.

Chelsea will continue their Premier League campaign when they face Arsenal in their second match of the season at the Emirates Stadium.