Stamford Bridge Is No Longer Scary

DBasia.news –  Chelsea failed to get full points when they hosted Brighton & Hove Albion in the 2021-2022 Premier League continued at Stamford Bridge, Thursday (30/12). This result further confirms the waning awesomeness of the Blues headquarters.

The fierce duel between Chelsea and Brighton ended in a 1-1 draw. This result makes Manchester City increasingly away at the top of the standings.

Chelsea started the game well when Romelu Lukaku was able to break the deadlock in the 28th minute. But Brighton dramatically equalized in injury time through Danny Welbeck’s header.

The 1-1 score was Chelsea’s fourth in their last five home games at Stamford Bridge. Similar results were also obtained against Burnley, Manchester United and Everton.

Chelsea have only won one of their last five home games. The result was achieved when they beat Leeds United with a score of 3-2.

That means Chelsea have lost eight points in that period. The amount is the same as their difference in points with Manchester City at this time.

Overall, Chelsea’s home record in the 2021-2022 Premier League is not too good. Thomas Tuchel’s side have even more points from home games.

Chelsea have so far played ten home games and ten away games. The team from London has 42 points from 12 wins, six draws and two defeats.

Chelsea are only able to get 19 points from home games. The details are five wins, four draws and one loss.

While the remaining 23 points won from away games. Chelsea were able to pack seven wins, two draws, and only one defeat when they visited the opponent’s headquarters.

“It’s very frustrating and very disappointing because we had quite a big chance. The players were completely exhausted and it was the same every game day,” Tuchel told Amazon Prime.

“We need to digest this and not talk about the next game.”

Tuchel is certainly aware of this shortcoming. But he also couldn’t do much because Chelsea had been hit by the COVID-19 storm which made a number of key players absent amid a busy schedule.