The heavy defeats, clueless defence and disjointed attack have understandably left supporters feeling frustrated with what they are seeing and with fan protests at their last few games, the pressure is well and truly on Roy Hodgson.
In fact, reports during the week revealed that the loss to Brighton would have been the end of the English manager’s time at the club if it had not proven so challenging to find a replacement.
Usually, that would be enough to constitute a crisis at most clubs in the Premier League, but things have only gotten worse for the Eagles in the days since they played at the Amex, with both Eberechi Eze and Marc Guehi set to join their ever-growing injury list, despite playing in Saturday’s game.
The South Londoners already have the third-worst attack in the league, so to lose Eze ahead of a challenging game away to Chelsea is far from ideal.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the side that could start at Stamford Bridge tomorrow, with two potential changes to an injury-ridden outfit desperate to bounce back.
