Cesar Azpilicueta laid bare the extent of Chelsea’s problems after they were held to a 1-1 draw by relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
The Blues are eighth in the Premier League, seven points off the top four after a lacklustre performance at the City Ground. Graham Potter’s side have won just once in their last seven league matches and are in danger of being cut adrift in the race for Champions League qualification.
They took the lead through Raheem Sterling, who smashed home after Christian Pulisic’s cross was deflected onto the crossbar by Willy Boly. But Forest roared back into the game and, after Brennan Johnson had two chances saved and Morgan Gibbs-White struck the crossbar, Serge Aurier equalised from a corner.
