Chelsea’s season reached a staggering new low on Tuesday night as they crashed to a 3-0 defeat against Brighton, leaving manager Liam Rosenior’s future hanging by a thread.
The result marks the first time since 1912 – the year the Titanic sank – that the Blues have lost five consecutive league matches without scoring a single goal.
Ferdi Kadioglu opened the scoring in the first half before Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck added insult to injury after the break at the American Express Stadium.
The defeat sees Brighton leapfrog Chelsea into sixth place, leaving the West Londoners seven points adrift of Liverpool in the race for the final Champions League berth.
Rosenior, who replaced Enzo Maresca in January, has now overseen a wretched run of seven defeats in his last eight games across all competitions.
Despite the mounting toxicity, co-owner Behdad Eghbali reportedly remains optimistic about the long-term project, though fan patience has clearly evaporated.
Supporters staged a pre-match protest against owners BlueCo before Saturday’s loss to Manchester United, and the atmosphere grew even more vitriolic at the Amex.
The spotlight now shifts to Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, where Chelsea face a rampant Leeds United side in a match many believe is Rosenior’s final stand.
With a potential cup final on the line, the under-fire boss must arrest a scoring drought that has now spanned over 450 minutes of Premier League football.
Do you believe a victory against Leeds at Wembley is enough to save Liam Rosenior’s job, or has the “Titanic” nature of this league collapse already sealed his fate?