Chelsea were booed off after they slumped to a meek two-goal home defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday as the pressure mounted on under-fire boss Graham Potter - before his ruthless sacking.
It was a result that saw the Blues fall into the bottom half of the Premier League standings, their lowest position at the stage of the season since 1994/95. As damningly, the result took Villa into the top half – ensuring that Chelsea can at least now claim they have beaten a top ten team this season.
The result comprehensively ended the mini-revival earlier this month which saw league wins over struggling Leeds and Leicester either side of the Champions League triumph over Borussia Dortmund. Their progression into the competition’s last eight is the only highlight in a diabolical campaign.
