Nine games, six wins, two draws and one defeat. However disappointing Saturday afternoon's humbling loss to Brighton was, any Chelsea supporter would surely have taken that if offered going into a hectic October schedule.
This season is really like no other. The FIFA World Cup begins very soon in what is the first mid-season version of the international tournament since its inception.
This meant Chelsea, as well as many other teams around Europe, had to fit in more games into October to work around the schedule. The Blues played a total of nine times throughout the month, with six of them coming in the Premier League and three Champions League games also to contend with.
