Shaka Hislop rules one team out of Premier League title race after Arsenal drop points

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Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop (Picture: Getty) Shaka Hislop has ruled one of Arsenal’s rivals out of the Premier League title race. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you.

Sunderland frustrated Premier League leaders Arsenal (Picture: Getty) Chelsea spent big in the summer transfer window after finishing fourth last season but former Premier League goalkeeper Hislop has still ruled them out of the title race. If you offered me 1000/1 for Chelsea to win the league, I still wouldn’t take that bet right now.’ Chelsea climbed to second after beating Wolves (Picture: Getty) Liverpool legend Steve Nicol disagreed with Hislop’s strong take, saying: ‘You can say never.

But I would be very surprised if Chelsea won the Premier League.’ Hislop added: ‘Yes you can [say Chelsea will never win the title this season]. My feeling is that we should have won it. ‘Credit to them, it was the type of game that they wanted to throw you in and you have to handle that. ‘There are a lot of games like this in the Premier League right now.