An ugly reality contrasted sharply at the end of the 2021/22 season for Thomas Tuchel and Chelsea. Although the German had achieved the highest Premier League points tally since the last title win in 2016/17, he also presided over the club's worst home record since the disastrous 2015/16 campaign when the Blues finished 10th.
Nine wins out of a possible 19 reflected the pretty dreadful end to the season, which saw a run of bad defeats and performances at an under-capacity Stamford Bridge feeling the effects of the sanctions and exhaustion over the takeover process. The final day win over an already-relegated Watford was only the third out of nine since January.
Chelsea dropped 23 points at home in total, ending with a total of 34 points from 19 games, only one more than they achieved in the 2020/21 season.
