A relentless December schedule commences on Sunday for Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion, who square off at Stamford Bridge in an intriguing Premier League encounter.
The Blues were subjected to a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Newcastle United last weekend, while Roberto De Zerbi's men are into the Europa League knockout rounds thanks to a 1-0 beating of AEK Athens on Thursday.
Chelsea's respite only lasted until the hour mark, though, as Jamaal Lascelles and Joelinton - who capitalised on a defensive blunder from Thiago Silva - struck twice in the space of two minutes for the Magpies, before Anthony Gordon put the cherry on the icing on the cake.
With captain Reece James also being banished from the field for two bookable offences, a downcast Mauricio Pochettino - who watched on from the stands owing to a touchline ban - admitted that Chelsea's horror show was their "worst game" of the season so far, and the Blues are still unable to escape the indifference of mid-table.
Tenth place in the rankings is theirs with a third of the season gone, and Chelsea remain closer to the relegation zone than the Champions League spots points-wise, despite the defeat at St James' Park marking only their second loss from their last nine matches across all tournaments.
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