Thomas Tuchel has insisted the Chelsea pitch has not been up to scratch since the start of the season.
The German bizarrely blamed the Stamford Bridge turf for the recent spate of goals the Blues have been conceding.
After Wednesday's 4-2 loss against Arsenal, the German had said: 'To say the pitch is difficult to play here it maybe sounds like an excuse, but it is a very, very difficult pitch that we have here. It's not in our favour.
'The ball bounces very awkwardly in front of (defender) Andreas (Christensen) when he wants to play this ball.