'A very underwhelming campaign'
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Now the curtain has come down on the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, here is my end-of-season review - with a look back to what I predicted in August.
Prediction: 4th
Chelsea's poor season contained one final insult when they were beaten at Sunderland on the final day, meaning they have no European football under new manager Xabi Alonso next season.
They started the season as Club World Cup champions with Enzo Maresca in charge. He was gone in January following the breakdown of his relationship with Chelsea's hierarchy.
Liam Rosenior lasted only three months amid acrimony - a head coach out of his depth - before Calum McFarlane stepped in to take Chelsea to the FA Cup final, which they lost to Manchester City.
A very underwhelming campaign from a club that have seemed lost.
What I said in August: "They usually find a way to win silverware and I expect them to do so again, but not the Premier League."
