Absolute Chelsea’s 2023/24 predictions: Premier League, Carabao Cup, FA Cup & player awards

Ahead of the 2023/24 campaign getting underway, the Absolute Chelsea team has delivered their predictions for the upcoming season.

Mauricio Pochettino‘s side will embark on the new season on Sunday afternoon against Liverpool in their opening game of the Premier League season.

The 51-year-old is determined to ensure Chelsea have a positive campaign and wants no excuses over his team being in a ‘transition’ period to stop them from competing for trophies in 2023-24.

“We are Chelsea. The history of the club is to win,” Pochettino said. “Even in transition, the fans know, we cannot give the message that we are in transition. We need to win. We need to be ready to win. We are ready to win against Liverpool.

“The mentality for the whole club is to compete to be strong and believe in us and try to win. I will not accept different ways to think. No excuses for us.

“We need to be strong. We have very good players who can compete in the best way and fight for things. We can improve, okay, we started one month ago. With time we are going to arrive in the best condition to be there with the top sides and put the club where it deserves to be again.”

Here are Absolute Chelsea’s predictions in full for the 2023-24 season.

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Matt Debono

• Premier League: 3rd
• Carabao Cup: Winners
• FA Cup: Quarter-finals
• Top Chelsea goalscorer (all competitions): Nicolas Jackson
• Player of the Season: Enzo Fernandez
• Young Player of the Season: Levi Colwill

Joel Middleton

• Premier League: 4th
• Carabao Cup: Quarter Finals
• FA Cup: Winners
• Top Chelsea goalscorer (all competitions): Nicolas Jackson
• Player of the Season: Reece James
• Young Player of the Season: Carney Chukwuemeka

Jamie Skelly

• Premier League: 5th
• Carabao Cup: Winners
• FA Cup: Quarter-finals
• Top Chelsea goalscorer (all competitions): Raheem Sterling
• Player of the Season: Enzo Fernandez
• Young Player of the Season: Levi Colwill

Sam Collins

• Premier League: 5th
• Carabao Cup: Winners
• FA Cup: Round of 16
• Top Chelsea goalscorer (all competitions): Nicolas Jackson
• Player of the Season: Enzo Fernandez
• Young Player of the Season: Noni Madueke

Dom Ford

• Premier League: 3rd
• Carabao Cup: Quarter-finals
• FA Cup: Winners
• Top Chelsea goalscorer (all competitions): Nicolas Jackson
• Player of the Season: Enzo Fernandez
• Young Player of the Season: Levi Colwill

Rob Calcutt

• Premier League: 5th
• Carabao Cup: Winners
• FA Cup: Quarter-finals
• Top Chelsea goalscorer (all competitions): Nicolas Jackson
• Player of the Season: Enzo Fernandez
• Young Player of the Season: Noni Madueke

Nick Emms

• Premier League: 3rd
• Carabao Cup: Winners
• FA Cup: Quarter-finals
• Top Chelsea goalscorer (all competitions): Reece James
• Player of the Season: Reece James
• Young Player of the Season: Levi Colwill