After a week of Enzo Maresca explaining why questions about Chelsea ’s involvement in the title race are misplaced, perhaps it can be said that he is right to duck them for now.

Chelsea produced their worst performance of the season as they fell to an abject 3-1 defeat to newly-promoted and off-form Leeds at Elland Road.

A Leeds side captained by the former Chelsea defender Ethan Ampadu did a job on Maresca’s men , leaving them fourth in the table and shot of confidence after individual errors contributed to a defeat they surely can’t have seen coming.

Concerning defending

Chelsea were all at sea defensively, and that was clear to see particularly for the way they conceded the first and third goals.

In the sixth minute, Anton Stach’s corner was defended lazily by Chelsea.

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