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Chelsea Loses to Brighton in 'Indefensible' Performance as Champions League Hopes Hang by a Thread
Chelsea have won only one of their last nine league matches and have failed to score in five straight, according to Opta.
- On Tuesday, Brighton defeated Chelsea 3-0 at the AMEX Stadium, with goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood, and Danny Welbeck leaving the club's Champions League qualification hopes hanging by a thread.
- Chelsea's struggles follow the January dismissal of Club World Cup-winning coach Enzo Marcesca, whose replacement Liam Rosenior has overseen a slide including just one win in nine league games.
- The squad, which cost in excess of $1 billion to assemble, has failed to score in five consecutive matches, marking its worst run since 1912, according to Opta.
- Currently seventh in the Premier League and seven points behind Liverpool, Rosenior told Sky Sports the performance was "indefensible" and that "something needs to change drastically."
- While the team faces an FA Cup semifinal against Leeds on Sunday, its campaign has unraveled recently, including Champions League elimination by Paris Saint-Germain and a potential 10-point gap from Liverpool.
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Chelsea’s season slumped deeper into crisis after a 3-0 defeat to Brighton left its hopes of Champions League qualification hanging by a thread.
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