With Chelsea winning just three times in their last 11 games, pressure has begun to mount on manager Enzo Maresca at Stamford Bridge. The hierarchy at Stamford Bridge haven’t been shy of dismissing managers in the past with Mauricio Pochettinho and Graham Potter only managing short spells at the club.

Brighton, who have sold a number of players to Chelsea, led 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Yankuba Minteh before the latter added a third after the break. ‘Probably since I arrived that is the worst performance, especially in the moment we are in,’ Maresca said.

After a bright start in the first few months of this season by Maresca, Chelsea has hit a brick wall in terms of consistency of performance and results.