Trevoh Chalobah’s recall from his season-long loan at Crystal Palace was being ummed and ahhed until finally, Chelsea’s fifth Premier League game without a win forced Enzo Maresca to elbow the ‘Break Glass in Case of Emergency’ in his office at Cobham.
We will get to Maresca’s next priority – fixing the frontline after four goals scored from 85 shots taken during this month-long winless run – but Wednesday saw Chelsea take a significant step in addressing their problems at the back.
Josh Acheampong is a gifted defender, only 18 years old and one of their own from the Cobham conveyor belt, but the academy youngster was exposed by Antoine Semenyo during Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.