Chelsea’s place in the Champions League is in jeopardy as they were overwhelmed by Everton, another tough night for recently appointed manager Liam Rosenior.
Chelsea were defeated by Everton on Saturday night.
The ‘Match of the Day’ committee was stunned to discover that Chelsea have covered fewer miles than their opponents in every Premier League game this season.
On Saturday night, the Blues lost 3-0 to Everton, making it their fourth straight defeat. Liam Rosenior has already seen his team beaten twice by PSG, including at home to Newcastle
Saturday was another painful night for Chelsea, with their hopes of returning to the Champions League suffering a huge blow.
When analyzing the match, pundit Alan Shearer focused on the distance covered by both teams at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with the hosts covering 111.85km compared to Chelsea’s 105.79km.
And that has proved to be the case for all of this season’s top-flight matches, much to the surprise of presenter Mark Chapman and fellow pundit Wayne Rooney alike.
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Shearer explained: “Everton outplayed Chelsea today, but the surprising statistic we discovered is that in every Premier League game this season, Chelsea have outscored their opponents…every Premier League game!”
Chapman then interjected, saying, “And we double-checked that! Because all three of us were like, ‘Really?!’
Shearer continued: “Every game Chelsea played, home or away, the opposition outplayed them…what does that tell you?”
Rooney pointed to the fact that Chelsea field one of the youngest teams in the league and constant rotation could be having a negative effect on them.
Alan Shearer and Wayne Rooney discussed this stat on Match of the Day (Image: BBC)
Rooney said: “They have a lot of young players, but they are very inexperienced and the team is quite different, so I don’t think they have a sense of unity on the pitch.”
“The more you change young players, the less they’re going to be able to play and compete.”
Chelsea remain two points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa and one point behind fifth-placed Liverpool, who are likely to be the finalists to qualify for the Champions League.
But the chasing pack has effectively caught up with them, with the likes of Brentford and yesterday’s opponents Everton almost within reach.
Liam Rosenior says it was his most disappointing performance as Chelsea manager
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After the game on Merseyside, Rosenior admitted it was the worst of his short spell in charge.
“Yeah, it was the most disappointing night we’ve ever talked about. We talked about not giving away goals, making sure we were in the game and controlling the game,” he said.
“That didn’t happen and it turned out to be a really, really difficult night where the result and performance were far from what we expected.”
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