It's been an awful 2023 for Chelsea.
Sunday's 2-0 defeat by Everton, their seventh loss this season, saw Mauricio Pochettino's side drop into the bottom half of the Premier League and the manager called for more new signings in January, despite £1bn already spent under owner Todd Boehly.
It was their 18th league defeat of 2023 and they have collected just 39 points in the top flight this calendar year - the joint lowest in the division, excluding teams that have been promoted or relegated.
Pochettino, who took over in the summer, is the Blues' third manager of the year, succeeding interim Frank Lampard and Graham Potter.