Chelsea Lose Fifth Straight Game As Crisis Deepens At Stamford Bridge

The defeat leaves Chelsea in the bottom half of the table as they sit 11th in the EPL table.

Chelsea sunk to a fifth straight loss since the appointment of Frank Lampard as interim manager as Brentford won 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Wednesday. (More Football News)

The visitors led through Cesar Azpilicueta’s first-half own-goal and substitute Bryan Mbeumo added a second when he ran half the length of the field unchallenged to slam home a finish and extend Chelsea’s winless slide at home to six games in all competitions.

Chelsea has scored just one goal in its last seven games and failed to win any of its last eight.

If, as looks increasingly possible, Mauricio Pochettino is confirmed as the permanent successor to Graham Potter by the time the team plays Arsenal on Tuesday, Chelsea will have had four different managers since its last victory.

Chelsea, six points behind 10th-place Fulham, might struggle now just for a top-half finish in the Premier League.

“This club has been through many, many good moments in recent times and this moment is tough,” said Lampard, who has lost three Premier League games and twice in the Champions League to Real Madrid since being brought back as manager on a temporary basis. “We would love a magic wand and a magic moment but it doesn’t come in football because the Premier League is tough. We have to fight for our moment.

“It is the same story — keep going and keep working. This isn’t an easy moment in the season when a club is used to winning a lot.”

Chelsea began sluggishly and only got worse. Ben Chilwell drew perhaps the only ripple of anticipation from around Stamford Bridge during the first half with a powerful burst down the left, taking the ball on after a clever first-time pass from Conor Gallagher.