Chelsea did little to address the issues that have been exposed in their recent Premier League struggles during the January transfer window.

Chelsea’s continued pursuit of a winger and striker speaks volumes. Nicolas Jackson is on his longest scoring drought at the club (eight games) and Mudryk’s suspension for failing a doping test means inexperienced 19-year-old Tyrique George is being asked to step up.

Late-window action

In all, six first-team players left the club, either permanently or on loan: Renato Veiga, Cesare Casadei, Joao Felix, Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka and Axel Disasi. Harvey Vale, who had made occasional first-team appearances this term, also joined QPR.

Axel Disasi made a late loan move to Aston Villa on the evening of transfer deadline day, despite serving as a backup for the first part of the season at Chelsea. Rumours for bigger transfers never materialised into action,