While Wednesday night brought another away defeat, it's Chelsea's home form this season that has been of even greater concern. The Blues have won just four of their 10 matches at Stamford Bridge so far in 2025-26, most recently dropping points there to Bournemouth in Maresca's final game, which followed a home loss to Aston Villa.
That record leaves them 13th in the Premier League's home form table, which plainly isn't good enough. The Bridge was once an impregnable fortress for Chelsea, but long gone are the days when Jose Mourinho made the stadium a stronghold across his two spells in the dugout, going 60 and later 77 home games unbeaten.
But the problem involves the fans as much as it does the players; a hangover from their struggles in the years since the Boehly-Clearlake takeover and the perceived poor running of the club, the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge can sour quickly if things aren't going Chelsea's way. Collective groans and bursts of frustration from the stands visibly sap the confidence of the players on the pitch, with the young squad undoubtedly finding it difficult to step up in the face of vociferous criticism from their own supporters.
Rosenior's task, therefore is twofold: he must find away to quickly endear himself and his players to a weary, volatile home support, as well as making opponents fear visiting the Bridge once again by improving performances and results.