I also expect that Chelsea will shift Manchester City to 2nd table this week. Manchester City will face a difficult match versus Liverpool which I think they won't be able to win that match because Liverpool will overcome it. but we can't ignore the fighting spirit Aston Villa squad, I see they've come back when they were able to hold Juventus last night. Boubacar Kamara has returned to strengthen the squad and became a key player to build an attack. This is an important situation which must thing Enzo Maresca, because if their defense line is unable to withstand the counterattack, I think the match will end a draw.
Chelsea deserve to be in top four with their continuos improvement since the last season and they have a squad with many young players who can be their core players for development in next several years like at least half of a decade. They can take over the second position from Manchester City after this week when Liverpool will possibly get points from Manchester City.
Whether Chelsea can be able to beat Aston Villa to surpass Manchester City is a first question, and the second question is whether Chelsea are strong and stable enough with their performances to defend this second position against Manchester City and some other clubs in coming months. I think it's still too early for Chelsea to join a title competition, they are improving but not enough to compete for the crown.
Chelsea is very likely to replace Manchester City as runner-up in the standings considering Man City's poor performance in the last few matches. However, it should be remembered that Chelsea is not the only one with 22 points, because there are also Arsenal and Brighton who also have the same points, namely 22 points. And in the 13th match later, you will find out who will replace Man City as runner-up. Because for Man City itself, they will face 2 quite tough matches, namely facing the top of the standings, Liverpool and the dark horse, Nottingham Forest. This will be a tough test for Man City in the midst of conditions that are not good.
And regarding the Chelsea match against Aston Villa, currently Aston Villa has performed poorly in several matches both in the UCL and in the Premier League, even they got a draw in a match that they should have won, such as when they faced Crystal Palace which ended with a draw of 2-2. Seeing how Aston Villa is currently performing, it seems very possible for Chelsea to get three points in this match.