Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino is not in a hurry to blame his players despite Saturday’s 4-1 humiliation by Newcastle.
Rather, he vowed to have his team in for Sunday morning training after they went down to a heavy defeat at sixth-placed Newcastle.
Newcastle striker Alexander Isak netted 13 minutes into his return from injury to fire the hosts ahead but Raheem Sterling’s free kick levelled it up 10 minutes later.
Jamaal Lascelles restored Newcastle’s lead on the hour and almost immediately a terrible mistake by Thiago Silva allowed fellow Brazilian Joelinton to make it 3-1.
Any chance Chelsea had of staging a comeback vanished when Reece James collected his second yellow card for an innocuous challenge in the 73rd minute.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Anthony Gordon completed the rout in the 83rd minute as Chelsea remained in 10th place.
“We will go to the hotel, then train early tomorrow, no time off. We cannot blame the players, it is the team together.
“We need to understand the level we need to compete, and learn about this situation,” Pochettino said.
Joao Pedro came off the bench to score twice as Brighton came from behind to win 3-2 at Forest, despite finishing with 10 men after Lewis Dunk was dismissed for protesting.
Luton Town earned their first home win since returning to the top flight as they beat Crystal Palace 2-1 to move four points clear of the bottom three – Jacob Brown netting the winner.
But bottom club Burnley are still waiting for their first home point after conceding twice late on in a 2-1 home defeat by West Ham United, having led 1-0.
Bournemouth won 3-1 away at Sheffield United.
