Chelsea losing streak: Liam Rosenior's Blues equal unwanted Premier League record after Brighton setback

Chelsea's antiaircraft frailties person been laid bare erstwhile again aft the West Londoners conceded their 11th extremity from a country successful Tuesday's 3-0 loss distant astatine Brighton & Hove Albion.

Under the guidance of Liam Rosenior, the Blues person struggled to find immoderate consistency astatine the back, starring to a important descent down the Premier League table.

The latest decision to Brighton astatine the Amex further highlighted the systemic issues wrong a squad that cannot halt leaking goals.

With mounting unit connected the caput coach, the inability to support set-pieces has emerged arsenic a peculiarly concerning inclination for the hierarchy.

Chelsea adjacent unwanted country grounds pursuing antiaircraft struggles

Opta information has revealed that Chelsea person present conceded 11 goals from corners this play equalling their worst-ever Premier League grounds acceptable successful 1994-95.

This vulnerability has been a changeless thorn successful the broadside of the Blues, who person seen points gaffe distant owed to mediocre marking, a deficiency of aerial dominance and antiaircraft organisation.

Only West Ham United person a worse grounds successful the existent campaign, having conceded 15 times from akin situations.

11 - Chelsea's 11 goals conceded from corners is their joint-most successful a Premier League play (also 11 successful 1994-95), with lone West Ham (15) conceding much successful the existent campaign. Problem. pic.twitter.com/yrClx2IRwy

The Blues' deficiency of organisation during antiaircraft set-pieces has near the superior club's supporters progressively frustrated arsenic their broadside present look improbable to marque adjacent season's Champions League, having antecedently held a promising presumption successful the league.

Set-piece frailty compounds Chelsea's historical goalscoring drought

The inability to support corners is lone 1 portion of a wider situation presently engulfing the West London club.

Chelsea person present mislaid 5 consecutive league matches without scoring for the archetypal clip since 1912, highlighting the full illness successful some boxes.

With cardinal figures specified arsenic playmaker Cole Palmer, prima striker Joao Pedro and teenage starlet Estevao dealing with caller wounded setbacks, the load of work has fallen connected an underperforming supporting cast.

Chelsea person conceded 11 goals without reply during this period, leaving their hopes of a top-five decorativeness successful important jeopardy. 

Tuesday's decision leaves Rosenior's squad seventh successful the part connected 48 points, 7 down Liverpool successful fifth.