Chelsea's 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Southampton on Saturday left the defending Premier League champions on their lowest top-flight points total after eight games since the 1978-79 season.
That damning statistic is just one of many that make grim reading for Jose Mourinho:
- Southampton became the first team to score three or more goals at Stamford Bridge against a Jose Mourinho team in the Premier League.
- This is Chelsea’s lowest points total after eight games in a top-flight season since 1978-79 (four points), when the two-points for a win rule was operating. Chelsea were relegated in this season.
- This was only Jose Mourinho’s seventh home league defeat as a football manager. It equals his worst result (Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona in December 2011).
- Jose Mourinho has lost five of his last 10 Premier League games. Before that he'd lost only five of the previous 59.
