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Rosenior: Unacceptable at EVERY level
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior to Sky Sports:

Was it the worst result of the lot? "By far. By far. Was unacceptable in every aspect of the game. I keep coming out and defending the players, that was indefensible, that performance tonight. The manner of the goals we conceded, the duels that we lost. Something has to change drastically right here, right now.

Why did it happen? "Why? We need to look in the mirror. I need to look in the mirror. But I can´t keep coming out here and defending some of the things that we´re seeing. Manchester United, genuinely result wasn´t there but I felt we turned a corner. But the general attitude, spirit was lacking - determination from three or four of the starting eleven. That´s nowhere near enough for this club. I can´t come out and lie. I tell the truth. That was an unacceptable performance at every level."

Chelsea´s damning numbers from the south coast
Chelsea have lost five successive league games without scoring for the first time since November 1912, while their overall five-game losing streak is their longest in the Premier League since November 1993 (a run of 6).

Across each team’s last nine games in the Premier League, only Tottenham (2) have won fewer points than Chelsea (5 – W1 D2 L6).
Chelsea failed to land a shot on target in a Premier League game for the first time since February 2025, which was also in a 0-3 defeat against Brighton at the AMEX Stadium.
Chelsea are now without a clean sheet in any of their last 12 Premier League games - it is only the second time the Blues have had as long a run in the competition, also going 13 without a shutout in the 1996-97 campaign.
Chelsea´s xG in the first half against Brighton (0.04) was lower than they had in any of Enzo Maresca´s 114 halves of Premier League football as Chelsea boss. It was also the longest they have gone into a Premier League game this season before attempting their first shot (41st minute).
Only West Ham (15) have conceded more goals from corners than Chelsea (11) in the Premier League this season, with 11 the joint-most for the Blues in a single campaign in the competition (level with 1994-95).