If there was one statistic to encapsulate Chelsea’s plight: of the clubs who have been in the PL permanently since 2022-23, only two have earned fewer points in their last 38 games, the equivalent of a full season, than the Blues. They’ve spent a fair bit in that time too.
And yet the signs under Mauricio Pochettino suggest they’re playing better than results show.
No side has underperformed their xG as much as Chelsea and only Man City and Arsenal have conceded fewer xG. They also boast the highest possession.