But Chelsea have all the hallmarks of a squad capable of going on a run of wins to begin climbing back up the table. Their main problem is now playing catch up to the very teams they hope to be challenging with come the end of the season.
However, United, Liverpool and City slipping up this weekend means Chelsea have to capitalise with no room to miss out against Fulham. It’s also imperative Chelsea build up some kind of momentum going into the international break later this month.
They only have two league games against Fulham and Burnley before another two-week break. That’s swiftly followed by games against Arsenal and Tottenham in matches Chelsea will need to be picking up valuable points.
But in the short term, Chelsea’s main focus has to be getting all three points on Monday in what could be seen as a must-win for Pochettino’s side already.
