Chelsea discover themselves on the verge of slipping into the underside half of the Premier League desk after Sunday’s 2-0 defeat away at Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Kane and Oliver Skipp did the harm with second-half objectives to bury Graham Potter’s males which leaves the Blues tenth — degree on factors with Aston Villa in eleventh — and 10 factors adrift of the European locations.
It was one other wretched outing in what is popping right into a barren run for Chelsea with Potter now underneath critical stress to show issues round earlier than the state of affairs turns into untenable which it’s already getting near. Considering the severity of the Englishman’s state of affairs pre-game and the startling numbers, it’s little surprise why hypothesis has began relating to how way more endurance he shall be proven by American proprietor Todd Boehly.
We take a better take a look at a few of these numbers with 10 loopy ones that present simply how tough of a patch it has been by a membership that has spent like loopy however can not appear to purchase a win:
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No Blues participant has scored seven objectives or higher this season whereas Arsenal and Manchester City have 4 apiece. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland has scored 4 extra objectives than Chelsea’s present complete of 23.
0.27
Chelsea’s objectives per recreation report in 2023, which spans 11 matches throughout all competitions. Of their 4 objectives scored this calendar yr, three have been away from residence with only one scored at Stamford Bridge.
0.5
Potter’s facet have six objectives from their final 12 Premier League video games which is the worst report of any crew since early November. They haven’t scored greater than as soon as in a recreation since their closing match of 2022 which was a 2-0 residence win over Bournemouth.
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Chelsea have one win all calendar yr to date which got here in a 1-0 success in opposition to Crystal Palace in mid-January. The final time they recorded back-to-back victories was in October earlier than the FIFA 2022 World Cup.
1.16
This is Potter’s Premier League factors per recreation ratio since taking on from Thomas Tuchel. The Englishman has 21 factors from a attainable 54 over 18 video games whereas the German managed 10 factors from 18 attainable earlier than his dismissal at a ratio of 1.67 — higher than his successor.
5
It is now 5 video games with out a Premier League win for Chelsea and that one victory is a part of a nine-match spell which additionally contains 4 losses.
10
The six-time champions are tenth within the Premier League desk, 10 factors adrift of any European qualification, and 10 factors away from the relegation locations.
13
Only six golf equipment have an equal or worse scoring report within the Premier League than Chelsea with the Blues behind 13 different sides for league objectives scored. West Ham United have additionally scored 23 occasions so it is just AFC Bournemouth, Crystal Palace, Southampton, Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Everton faring worse at current.
14
Chelsea are at present 14 factors away from the Champions League locations regardless of remaining on this present version — for now. Four of the groups between them and fourth place even have video games in hand over the Londoners.
344
Chelsea’s present aim drought is 344 minutes and counting. Their most up-to-date aim was scored by Joao Felix in a 1-1 draw away at West Ham.
