At risk of suffering three Premier League defeats on the trot for the first time in the Mauricio Pochettino era, Chelsea return to Stamford Bridge to host a revitalised Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon.
The Blues' winter woes continued in a 2-0 beating at the hands of Everton last weekend, while Chris Wilder made it second time lucky as the Blades sunk an injury-hit Brentford 1-0.
Having fallen short on Newcastle United and Manchester United's territories either side of a nervy home win over Brighton & Hove Albion, the Blues were condemned to defeat at Goodison Park courtesy of second-half Abdoulaye Doucoure and Lewis Dobbin efforts for relegation-battling Everton, who triumphed despite a paltry possession statistic of 28%.
The cash has been splashed freely since Todd Boehly's consortium assumed office in West London, but Pochettino has now called for the chequebook to be reopened ahead of the January window as Chelsea languish in 12th place in the Premier League table - now an all-too familiar sight for the Stamford Bridge faithful.
Another disheartening defeat on Saturday would mark the first time in a decade that Pochettino has overseen three successive Premier League losses - his Southampton outfit lost three on the spin in December 2013 - and Chelsea's 18 defeats already in 2023 is only better than that of Bournemouth (19) for the current calendar year.
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