Three things we learned from Chelsea loss as Enzo Fernandez absence felt but promising signs shown

Suspended: Enzo Fernandez - (John Walton/PA Wire)

Both of Chelsea’s last two Premier League matches have been dour 3-0 defeats, and the second was just as chastening as the first.

The 3-0 hammering at Everton before the international break was the more unexpected result, yet it was Chelsea’s healthy footing in a game that was still goalless at the break that made Sunday’s Stamford Bridge defeat to Premier League title-chasing Manchester City quite so galling.