Chelsea's defensive woes have taken a historic turn, with the London club failing to keep a clean sheet for 18 consecutive Premier League matches.
The unfortunate run continued in their recent match against Brighton, where they fell to a thrilling 4-3 defeat, marking the debut of Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. The new signing, who joined from Aston Villa for £7.5 million, was handed a starting spot by manager Xabi Alonso in hopes of shoring up the backline, but he could not prevent Malick Yalouk's decisive strike from hitting the net.
This current stretch of 18 matches without a clean sheet is now Chelsea's worst in the top flight since the period between November 1960 and August 1961, when they endured a grim run of 31 matches without a single shutout. Furthermore, the team has surpassed their modern-era record of 17 matches without a clean sheet set back in August 1991.
