Defender Gary Cahill is expecting Chelsea to finish outside the top four.
The Blues are five points behind fourth-place Tottenham with four games to go, including a home fixture against Liverpool.
"I am not being negative by any stretch, but the games are running out and the teams in there are very good, so if they do let it up it'll be very, very surprising," the defender said.
"There is that gap and the point difference, but the obvious thing is all we can do is win our games.
"We got a decent result at Burnley and we just need to keep winning."