Chelsea’s season hit a new low as they lost for the fifth league game in a row without scoring in a dismal 3-0 defeat at Brighton.
It’s the first time the Blues have endured such a barren run since 1912 as head coach Liam Rosenior faced chants from the away end to be sacked.
Brighton’s win, courtesy of goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck, lifted the Seagulls above Chelsea into sixth place as their charge towards the European places gathered even more momentum with four games to go.
It was another embarrassing defeat for the Chelsea hierarchy, who have watched their team beaten three times in a row at the Amex by Brighton despite spending £262 million in recent seasons, signing their key players.
One of those, Moises Caicedo, who cost £120m, was at fault for the second goal scored by Hinshelwood as the Brighton fans revelled in the downfall of him, Marc Cucurella and Robert Sanchez all of whom had games to forget.
The home fans rubbed salt into the wounds of the visitors by chanting in favour of Rosenior, who ended his playing days and began his coaching career with the Seagulls.
Chelsea switch their attention to the FA Cup on Sunday, where they face Leeds at Wembley in the semi-final.
Cahill: There are no positives to take
Former Chelsea captain Gary Cahill on Sky Sports:
“I said before it was a huge game and one they needed to win and they just got totally outplayed, there are no positives you can take from that game.
“I feel somewhat for Liam [Rosenior], I feel the players let him down, but there are some unpleasant stats out there about Chelsea and they are some tough times ahead.
“And Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final is now pivotal for this club, but they look fragile, low on confidence, fragile and in all honesty, it was a difficult watch to be fair.”
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