After a poor start to the season in August, we thought things would pick up for the Premier League champions as they looked to turn things around, but they haven't.
They still linger in the lower half of the table and are also third in their Champions League group.
After losing 3-1 to Everton on the back of the international break, three wins on the bounce against Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Arsenal and Walsall, hinted that the old Chelsea was returning.
Jose Mourinho's men still weren't performing to the high standards they set in 2014/15, but conceding just one goal in those three games was still a positive sign.