Chelsea Blip-O-Meter Reading

Chelsea Blip-O-Meter reading: 9.9

64+8 = 72 points

Total: Pts+8 GF+11 GA-2 GD+13

RDM: Pts+10 GF+10 GA 0 GD+10 (*75% [9/12] AVB fixtures)

RB: Pts-2 GF+1 GA-2 GD+3 (*73% [11/15] AVB fixtures)

Never this century (ie 12 seasons) has 70 points not equated to fourth. Once it meant third.

Premier League Top Fives 2001/02 (left) – 2011/12 (right)

1 87, 83, 90, 95, 91, 89, 87, 90, 86, 80, 89

2 80, 78, 79, 83, 83, 83, 85, 86, 85, 71, 89

3 77, 69, 75, 77, 82, 68, 83, 83, 75, 71, 70

4 71, 67, 60, 61, 67, 68, 76, 72, 70, 68, 69

5 66, 64, 56, 58, 65, 60, 65, 63, 67, 62, 65

We have only four more games where we can pick up points on last season:

Fulham (a)

Tottenham (h)

Liverpool (a)

Man Utd (a)

As an aside: All bar the trip to Old Trafford were under Di Matteo’s stewardship last season.

In other words we can lose all four as long as we win:

WBA (h)

West Ham (Wolves) (h)

Southampton (Blackburn) (a)

Sunderland (h)

Swansea (h)

Aston Villa (a)

Everton (h)

Rafael Benitez, this is your mission, if accept it. This tape will self-destruct in 30-seconds…

Otherwise the Blip-O-Meter needle is already well into the Red Zone. There is only one higher setting:

Unannounced Helicopter Flight to Cobham

Posted by Steve Symmons