These trends began under Mauricio Pochettino — whose departure at the end of the 2023-24 season briefly threatened Chelsea’s fragile progress — and have continued or accelerated under successor Enzo Maresca, putting the club on a Champions League qualification trajectory.

Another frustrating game for Chelsea as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. With this draw, they have slipped up to the fourth position on the Premier League points table and

Report and free match highlights as Jean-Philippe Mateta scores late on to cancel out early Cole Palmer opener; Chelsea are now four games without a win