Chelsea Faces Relegation Threat: Will Luck Turn Before They Follow Tottenham's Troubling Path?

If CHELSEA don’t start getting lucky soon, they will find themselves heading for the Championship like Spurs next season.

Yes, it’s that bad.

Chelsea are struggling in terms of form, and just about everything else… Credit: Getty Only London rivals Spurs are in worse form than the Blues Credit: Getty

Their latest defeat, inflicted by Man Utd, brought a frightening reality check to Blues fans and their owners alike.

With missing, this should have been a chance for to capitalise on a weak Man Utd line-up and score a few goals to supercharge the end of their season.

It felt, though, as if 19-year-old alone had enough to nullify the Blues’ attacking hell.

The last goal ‘s side scored in the Prem was on March 4th, which makes it almost six straight hours of league without the ball hitting the back of the net.

Six of their last seven league matches have ended in defeat, and the Blues have lost five on the spin at home as football next season slips further and further from their grasp.

At least they

And while everyone laughs at , they could find themselves in the same spot next year.

Replacing an injured Joao Pedro, £30million is now 20 games without a goal in all competitions, with his goal against Man Utd ruled out for offside against .

And on Palmer, he might be Chelsea’s dynamite, but his fuse is damp, and no one seems to be able to light it – it’s seven games without a goal for the Englishman.

On the wings, it goes from bad to worse.

hasn’t scored in the league since October, and

A lack of any real threat from the wing is another comparison you can draw between Chelsea and their Lilywhite rivals.

And while it cannot be denied that Rosenior’s tenure has been disappointing.

With the players and Rosenior still insistent that Chelsea can qualify for the Champions League, it feels crazy to compare them to Spurs on the brink of relegation.

But since was sacked, on February 11th, Rosenior’s side have picked up just TWO points more than Spurs, who are yet to win a Premier League game in 2026.

That is relegation form.

When the two play each other at in the penultimate gameweek of the season, it will be a not-so-classic case of movable object vs stoppable force.

When was in charge, the Blues’ attack faced similar struggles at times, but their defence often held things together.

Under Rosenior, that has completely come undone, too.

The last time Chelsea kept a clean sheet was January 17th.

Since then, Artemis II has been to the moon and back, Spurs have appointed two new managers, and Southampton have risen from 21st to 4th in the .

19-year-old has , but a sad indictment on the more experienced players surrounding him.

There is no leadership at the back without , and no confidence in the attack now either, with Estevao injured too.

And defeat to Brighton tomorrow could see the Blues fall as low as 11th when the week’s matches are done.