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Latest / Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show

Are Chelsea running out of excuses for their Jekyll and Hyde form?

Well, that wasn't very festive Chelsea.

Matt Davies-Adams has got Luke Bosher and Simon Johnson for company as we unpick the collapse in the 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa at the Bridge on Saturday evening.

We discuss the failings of the squad building process of the summer, the defensive lapses which yet again came back to bite this team - and whether Enzo Maresca can avoid the pressure mounting to deliver performances and results considering it's now just two wins in eight matches in all competitions for the Blues.

There's no time to dwell on that result - with games against Bournemouth and…

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