Chelsea start their 34th game of the season level on points with Bournemouth. Given the run of fixtures left to go it's not unfeasible that they finish below the Cherries.
Say that at the start of the season and most would have said Chelsea would need to relegated or finish bottom to achieve such an unwanted feat. Heading into the game on the south coast on Saturday, this is the very nature of where the club is at.
Luckily for Frank Lampard and his players, the chances of the Blues being relegated not only remains firmly in their hands but it is also near-on impossible. It doesn't really make things any better to stomach.
