And then came horrible December: Chelsea turn Stamford Bridge into rivals' playground
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Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 31.12.25. | 12:24
The Blues won just six out of a possible 18 points this month. Fans call for Maresca's sacking following a 2-2 draw against Bournemouth
Going into December 2025, Chelsea were in third place in the Premier League table, seriously flirting with the title quest.
Alas, then came a disastrous month for the Blues, who won just six out of a possible 18 points, transforming their once-fortress, Stamford Bridge, into a genuine playground for the rivals.
It's been a rotten December for Chelsea...
— B/R Football (@brfootball) December 30, 2025
Just one win in 6 PL games 🫠pic.twitter.com/tmAI4hVmgu
Leeds United - defeat, Bournemouth - draw, Everton - win, Newcastle United - draw, Aston Villa - defeat, and Bournemouth again last night - draw (2-2). For a club with aspirations like Chelsea, said form at such a critical stage of the season is not good enough.
According to the number of points won at home, the Blues are only in tenth place in the Premier League this season!
Andoni Iraola's Bournemouth left the mythical ground on Tuesday night with a point in their pockets, but it could have ended differently if only Unal had got it on target deep into the stoppage time.
"You don't know what you're doing", furious Chelsea fans chanted after their boss Enzo Maresca decided to sub off Cole Palmer around the hour mark.
Enzo Maresca is a massive issue at Chelsea, and the fanbase needs to understand this.
— JnR (@CFCJnR) December 30, 2025
One of the most open teams, zero defensive structure, which stems how we press.
No dropping back, never compact, terrible in game management, he has to be sacked.#MarescaOUT pic.twitter.com/Ko5LYelW7W
Some half an hour later, at full time, many fans were calling for the head coach to be sacked.
Maresca, interestingly, didn't show up afterwards for media duties as the explanation was that he had been struggling with an illness for the past couple of days. His assistant Willy Caballero did that instead of Maresca, and the Italian is expected to return to the dugout for the next weekend encounter with Manchester City.
PREMIER LEAGUE - MATCHDAY 19
Tuesday
Burnley - Newcastle 1-3 (1-2)
/Laurent 23 - Joelinton 2, Wissa 7, Guimaraes 90+3/
Chelsea - Bournemouth 2-2 (2-2)
/Palmer 15 pen, Fernandez 23 - Brooks 6, Kluivert 27/
Nott. Forest - Everton 0-2 (0-1)
/Garner 19, Barry 79/
West Ham - Brighton 2-2 (2-1)
/Bowen 10, Paqueta 45+4 pen - Welbeck 32 pen, Veltman 61/
Arsenal - Aston Villa 4-1 (0-0)
/Gabriel 48, Zubimendi 52, Trossard 69, Jesus 78 - Watkins 90+4
Man. Utd - Wolverhampton 1-1 (1-1)
/Zirkzee 27 - Krejci 45/
Thursday
20.30: (2.25) Crystal Palace (3.35) Fulham (3.25)
20.30: (1.53) Liverpool (4.20) Leeds (6.25)
23.00: (2.35) Brentford (3.40) Tottenham (3.00)
23.00: (7.25) Sunderland (4.40) Man.City (1.45)
***odds are subject to change***
