A SHOCKING stat has confirmed that Chelsea are the join worst team in the Premier League.
The stat has come to light following the Blues’ dire 2-0 defeat at the hands of Everton.
This calendar year Chelsea have played 39 games but have only managed to win 39 points.
This averages out as a point-per-match played and is the worst record out of all the clubs that have played in both last season and the current campaign.
This record is only matched by Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, however, they played one less game than the Blues.
The two clubs have averaged 1.02 points per game, a slightly better record than Chelsea.
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The next worst team on the list is Bournemouth, who have picked up 42 points in the same period.
Everton are the next-highest team on the list having won 44 points, as their 10-point deduction is not included.
Chelsea supporters have been left fuming as they flocked to social media to vent their frustration.
One fan fumed: “How many billion spent to achieve that?”
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A second posted: “Everyone talks about Chelsea’s billion-pound squad but if they prefer we can just talk about how they have spent over £25m on each point this year.”
A third wrote: “Do you know how insane this is? Literal relegation form.”
A fourth commented: “We’re actually the worst team in the PL…unbelievable.”
A fifth said: “From European champions to this…disgraceful is an understatement.”
A sixth added: “Awful awful awful. Can’t see my club failing in front of my own eyes like this.”
Another joked: “What an achievement, Money well spent.”
Manchester City top the table having collected an average of 2.2 points per game.
They are followed by Unai Emery’s impressive Aston Villa who have won 2.05 points per match played.
Chelsea have been through a handful of managers in what has been a turbulent year for the club.
Graham Potter was sacked in April and replaced by Frank Lampard on an interim basis.
The club legend failed to improve things as the club slumped to a 12th-place finish in the Premier League last season.
Mauricio Pochettino was brought in during the summer, but he is yet to turn things around.
The Argentine has only picked up five wins from 16 league games this season, with the club still sitting in 12th.
To make matters worse for the Blues, the poultry points tally has come at a cost of millions.
Chelsea have spent over £1BILLION on new players since Todd Boehly’s arrival at the club last summer.
This includes a £385m splurge on talent in the January transfer window earlier this year.
The club then followed that up with a further £434.5m in the summer just gone.
Following the defeat to Everton, Pochettino has claimed that there is no quick fix to fix the club’s issues.
He said: “It’s not as easy to say that is the problem, it is not only one.
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“It is holistic, like football is 11 players on the pitch who need to perform, and there are ideas, philosophy and mentality.
“The problem is why we arrive in this situation. We are dealing with that, we know why, but it’s difficult to explain.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
