Chelsea fixtures compared to Newcastle, Man Utd and Liverpool in the race for Champions League

While Chelsea have a number of difficult games on the horizon, Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate to climb the Premier League. The Blues currently sit tenth in the English top-flight on 12 points, while the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal Liverpool and Tottenham reside in the top-four.

Chelsea are some way off a Champions League qualification place but, after an impressive performance against the Gunners, Pochettino's side will be inspired to launch a late push for top-four. Speaking post-match, the 51-year-old insisted that he and his squad believe that they can achieve good things in the future.

«We are still a really young team and we know each other and still not all of the squad are ready to compete for their place,» said the Blues manager. «We are in good momentum, we need to keep this momentum after three victories before the international break. I think we need to keep going, we really believe we can do something good in the future»

But first, the west Londoners must leapfrog Aston Villa, Newcastle, Brighton, Manchester United and West Ham, who will all also have their eyes on a European spot. So, with that being said, football.london has taken a look at Chelsea's upcoming Premier League fixtures and how they compare to their top-four rivals...

The least challenging game of Chelsea's next month of Premier League action comes against Brentford, which in itself is by no means an easy tie. The Bees will be hoping for a repeat of with exact fixture last season, when goals from Bryan Mbuemo and a Cesar Azpilicueta own goal meant a 2-0 win for Brentford.

Despite that, Thomas Frank's side currently sit in the bottom half of the Premier League table and will be an opponent Pochettino will believe he can stay ahead of as