The day before, Mauricio Pochettino’s men suffered a crushing defeat from Arsenal (0:5) and brought the total number of goals conceded in the championship to 57. The Blues surpassed their worst result in the Premier League (55), which was set in the 1994/95 season and repeated in the 1996/97 season. At the same time, Chelsea will have to play six more matches in the current Premier League. The Londoners finished the last championship with 47 goals conceded.
Chelsea conceded the most goals in their history in the English Championship in the 1960/61 season. Then, in 42 matches, opponents hit their goal exactly 100 times.
Chelsea is in ninth place in the Premier League standings. In the next round, Pochettino’s team will visit Aston Villa. The meeting will take place on Saturday, April 27.
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