The Blues have only scored five goals in their five games this season after being held to a scoreless draw against Bournemouth on Sunday.

In September 2023, Conor Gallagher responds to a wasted opportunity during Chelsea’s goalless draw with Bournemouth.

Despite spending an astonishing £1 billion on players over the past year, Mauricio Pochettino’s team has struggled to score goals this season, and the west Londoners were unable to overcome the Cherries at the Vitality Stadium.

Chelsea is now in 14th place after the draw, with five points from five games, five goals scored, and five goals allowed so far in 2023–24.

Since the Blues only earned three points from their first five Premier League games in 2015/16, this is the club’s poorest start to a league campaign.

Despite beginning the season as the defending champions, Chelsea had a dreadful stretch of performances leading up to Christmas, which led to Jose Mourinho’s dismissal in his second stint at Stamford Bridge.

In the end, the Blues placed 10th in the 2015–16 season, but this time around, such a result would not be accepted, and pressure is already mounting on Pochettino.

Moises Caicedo, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Armando Broja, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile, and Malang Sarr are just a few of the 11 players Chelsea will be without on Sunday despite their significant expenditure.

But the figures for the Blues are dismal, with only five goals scored in the Premier League thus far.

Only Luton, Burnley, Everton, and Bournemouth have scored fewer goals in the competition than Chelsea in 2023–24, and three of the Blues’ five goals came against the Hatters, who are currently last with four losses and ten goals allowed.