Chelsea supporters could be forgiven for hoping they could get through one day where they could focus on football and Champions League progression. It was no sooner than Chelsea's press conferences with Thomas Tuchel and Kai Havertz finished that the Blues dropped a bombshell.
The club announced they were reluctantly 'asking the FA board to direct the game be played behind closed doors for matters of sporting integrity'. On a day where many were still backing the club following Jamie Carragher's comments and criticisms on Monday Night Football, Chelsea displayed a funny way of saying thank you.
Nearly 600 supporters hold tickets for the trip to the Riverside and will still be allowed to go under the current licence Chelsea are operating under.
