Antonio Conte suffered arguably the worst defeat of his Chelsea tenure as his stuttering side went down 3-0 to Bournemouth on Wednesday night.
Despite cantering to the Premier League title last time out, this campaign has been dogged by poor results and Conte’s war with the club’s hierarchy.
Here, Sportsmail looks at the huge problems facing the Blues.
Is Conte really going to go?
This is Chelsea we’re talking about – the normal rules do not apply. It seems the only question is ‘when’ Conte goes. Football’s biggest open secret is there being absolutely no chance of the Italian being in the Stamford Bridge dugout next season.