These trends began under Mauricio Pochettino — whose departure at the end of the 2023-24 season briefly threatened Chelsea’s fragile progress — and have continued or accelerated under successor Enzo Maresca, putting the club on a Champions League qualification trajectory.

Another frustrating game for Chelsea as they had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. With this draw, they have slipped up to the fourth position on the Premier League points table and

Chelsea have emerged as Premier League title contenders after making a flying start to the season under Enzo Maresca, but he insists star man Cole Palmer isn't untouchable