Overview
- Chelsea have dropped 19 Premier League points from winning positions this season, including 17 at home, after letting leads slip against Leeds and Burnley.
- Liam Rosenior publicly lamented that his side “set fire to four points,” and reports say he showed an angrier tone in recent team meetings focused on those collapses.
- A daunting schedule begins away to Arsenal and includes trips and ties across the league, FA Cup and Europe, with Opta’s model now predicting a sixth-place finish.
- Despite leading the league for chance creation by xG and ranking highly on expected points, Chelsea are underperforming those metrics and remain level on points with Liverpool and three behind Manchester United, per recent reports.
- Discipline and defensive frailties persist with 12 set-piece goals conceded and eight red cards, while team news for Arsenal includes Wesley Fofana suspended, Marc Cucurella out and Estevão a doubt.