It's not been an easy time to be associated with Chelsea in recent months. The Blues have struggled to string a run of good form together since Graham Potter fell to his first defeat as Chelsea boss against Brighton and sit 10th, 11 points outside of the top four.
Chelsea's head coach has rarely had a full squad to choose from, but would admit that his side has played below its capabilities, with the spotlight only growing more intense because of the £600 million spent over the last two transfer windows.
Speaking in his press conference ahead of facing the Lilywhites, Potter highlighted the defeat to Newcastle in November as emblematic of the club's struggles. All in all, Chelsea have struggled for any kind of consistency off the pitch as well as on it.
