Graham Potter claims he's 'confident' Chelsea can push for top-4 finish

"I'm confident with the potential we have. I'm confident with the ability we have within the group," Graham Potter said when asked if he believed that Chelsea could finish in the top four this season.

"What we need to do now is gel the team," he added. "That's the challenge, that's what we have to do.

"There's still more football to play, but at the same time I don't want to worry about what we're going to do in four, five months' time. I need to focus on the next day, the training session and the next game."

After the 0-0 draw with Fulham, Chelsea are ninth in the Premier League table, nine points behind fourth-placed Man United who have a game in hand.

Missing out on the Champions League will be a heavy blow to Chelsea who have spent over €600m on transfers and rely on the income from the European competitions.