The new boys are starting to make their mark for Chelsea, and it’s surely only a little bit of time before Sarri or someone gives them an extended run in the team. Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored one of the goals against Brighton, keeping up strong form he has shown just about every time he has played. And Callum Hudson-Odoi finally got his shot against the Seagulls as a starter and it worked out very well, with the young England man assisting Giroud on what turned out to be the winner.
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Chelsea have three wins, a loss, and a draw in their last five matches:
3-0 home win vs Brighton
1-2 win at Cardiff
2-0 loss at Everton
0-5 win at Dynamo Kiev (UEL)
1-1 home draw vs Wolves
The Blues also boast the joint-best defensive home record in the league this season, keeping seven clean sheets in their last 10 top-flight outings at the Bridge and conceding more than one goal in a game on only two occasions all term.
Statistics have not been enough to appease fans, though, and Sarri’s job could well rest on a season-defining run coming up that sees Chelsea face this London derby and then both legs of their Europa League quarter-final either side of a trip to Anfield next weekend.
A return to the Champions League remains the goal next season, and Chelsea do still have two potential routes to achieve that, but Monday night represents a golden opportunity to steal a march on their domestic rivals with neither Tottenham Hotspur nor Manchester United in action.