Chelsea have lost only five times in six months and they had a man sent off in four of those defeats. There is an expectation results will improve when Chelsea cut out the red cards and when key players start returning from injury. Chelsea have won only one of their past five games but no-one is hitting the panic button at Stamford Bridge. Maresca – and his players – will be fully evaluated at the end of the season, not in September after six league games. Last season they won only two league games between mid-December and the final week of February.