Chelsea have their Champions League qualification fate in their own hands, with two possible avenues into next year’s competition ahead of them.
The Blues drew 1-1 with Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final in midweek and now return to Premier League duty with a clash against Watford, with Maurizio Sarri’s side currently sat in fourth spot.
A win for Chelsea this weekend, along with defeats for Arsenal and Manchester United, would secure Champions League football next season for the Blues but both of their top-four rivals are predicted to win their respective matches.
Fortunately, a trio of pundits also believe that Chelsea will take all three points from their clash. You can see what they had to say below.
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BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson - Chelsea 2-1 Brighton
Chelsea have two chances of getting into the Champions League next season - by making the top four or winning the Europa League - and, unlike some of their rivals for a spot, their fate is in their own hands.
I think they will do it through where they finish in the Premier League regardless of what happens to them in Europe this season, although they have a tricky run-in, playing at home to Watford and then away at Leicester on the final day.
The Hornets are dangerous opponents, and will be a handful, but the Chelsea players will have their eyes on the prize. Whether or not Maurizio Sarri stays on as Blues boss, he will not forget his first year in English football because it has certainly been eventful.
It is hard to know whether he would keep his job even if Chelsea do make the Champions League, because there is so much happening at that club from top to bottom, and the future intentions of the owner Roman Abramovich are still unclear.
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Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson - Chelsea 2-1 Watford
I think Chelsea will win. They have to win, if they do United are out of it and that's it. If someone says you've got to beat Watford at home to get in the Champions League, you'd take that.
There's not been a lot in Watford's games recently, they're a hard team to play against but you're sitting there thinking have they got one eye on the FA Cup final?
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BetVictor columnist Michael Owen - Chelsea win
Chelsea cannot afford any slip ups against the FA Cup Finalists as they look to maintain their place in the top 4. The game comes in the middle of Chelsea’s Europa League semi-final ties with Eintracht Frankfurt which gives the West London outfit a second string to their Champions League qualification bow.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last 11 home games with Watford in all competitions and I feel they will do enough to keep the points against the Hornets.
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