Former Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has become the latest former Blue to state the obvious issue at the club right now. Away from the drama of the comments

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is evasive when asked to explain his claim that he has endured his "worst 48 hours" at the club and lacked support.

They pushed Newcastle hard on their visit to St. James' Park in October, only falling to a last minute winner from Bruno Guimaraes. Only two points separate them from their hosts, who will be feeling the pressure after Sunday's defeat in the Tyne-Weir derby and who looked drained from competing on four fronts.

The head coach said the issue was a "general" one and that he is "very happy with the fans" after their win against Everton on Saturday.

Some of you have been asking via our Ask Me Anything about Chelsea form whether the Blues' inconsistency is down to their youthful squad.

Chelsea looked good on Saturday because of two things – the partnership of Wesley Fofana and Trevoh Chalobah in defence keeping them solid, plus the return of Cole Palmer in attack.Fofana took the