“We have 11 fools”, “Disgrace”

Chelsea suffered a 2-0 defeat against Aston Villa and moved out of the top 10 of the Premier League table on Saturday, April 1. Fans on Twitter were outraged by the Blues’ performance at Stamford Bridge.

Ollie Watkins gave the Villains the lead in the 18th minute. Mykhaylo Mudryk had a golden chance to equalize soon after, but the Ukrainian’s weak effort was saved by Emiliano Martinez.

John McGinn added to Villa’s lead in the second half, scoring in the 56th minute.

Coming into the contest, the Blues and Villa had identical points tallies. Graham Potter’s side were 10th, one place ahead of Villa. With the win, Unai Emery’s side climbed up to ninth place while the west Londoners slid down to the 11th spot.

The defeat against Villa means that the Blues have now won only two out of their last five Premier League games. While there have certainly been signs of improvement in recent matches, the recent loss showed that Potter’s team are still far from where they want to be.

Here are some of the best reactions from fans Twitter as Chelsea were defeated by Aston Villa in the Premier League:

Chelsea sacking Thomas Tuchel is one of their biggest mistakes in modern history.

Chelsea sacking Thomas Tuchel is one of their biggest mistakes in modern history. https://t.co/95hY7K3XYR

Can’t crack the ‘chelsea are 10th’ jokes anymore cause they’re 11th now

Can’t crack the ‘chelsea are 10th’ jokes anymore cause they’re 11th now 😢 https://t.co/VlTDAX7PJu

It’s not like Chelsea can’t win o. Chelsea can score this team easily. We are just doing you people April fool

It’s not like Chelsea can’t win o. Chelsea can score this team easily. We are just doing you people April fool https://t.co/o753Mxdisa

Chelsea gave us Christensen for free and then signed a security man. What a useless team.

Chelsea gave us Christensen for free and then signed a security man. What a useless team. https://t.co/0spbrNNVmk

Chelsea are going to 11th place in the league. Enough is enough. Potter out.

Chelsea are going to 11th place in the league. Enough is enough. Potter out. https://t.co/GZ6b1fesI0

Arsenal fans to Chelsea fans after seeing Mudryks performance

Arsenal fans to Chelsea fans after seeing Mudryks performance https://t.co/QhetzGfoOs

How Graham Potter will sleep tonight knowing it’ll cost Chelsea £50m to get rid of him

How Graham Potter will sleep tonight knowing it’ll cost Chelsea £50m to get rid of him https://t.co/nZlfF23diR

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That Thomas Tuchel impact after one training session but Graham Potter needs ¾ of a season + a preseason before we’re allowed to say he’s had time to improve things. I miss my Chelsea, we look unrecognisable these days

That Thomas Tuchel impact after one training session 😄 but Graham Potter needs ¾ of a season + a preseason before we’re allowed to say he’s had time to improve things. I miss my Chelsea, we look unrecognisable these days

Chelsea really sacked Thomas Tuchel that won them the Champions League trophy to employ Graham Potter from Brighton

Chelsea really sacked Thomas Tuchel that won them the Champions League trophy to employ Graham Potter from Brighton 😭 https://t.co/BVICyMXGnw

If we beat Chelsea, i don’t want us to face Tuchel’s Bayern, man is on mission from 1st day. Tuchel might cook us it’s better to avoid them in semis man

If we beat Chelsea, i don’t want us to face Tuchel’s Bayern, man is on mission from 1st day. Tuchel might cook us it’s better to avoid them in semis man https://t.co/KRLRiyxM4U

And don’t forget Chelsea had to pay Tuchel £13m to end his contract

And don’t forget Chelsea had to pay Tuchel £13m to end his contract 😂😂

Paul Merson claimed Chelsea would want to avoid European football next season

Given the Blues‘ current position in the Premier League, they are highly unlikely to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League unless they win the European competition this season.

Potter’s side are still active in the UCL and are set to face defending champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the competition.

They could still secure a UEFA Europa League or a UEFA Conference League spot if their league form improves. However, former Arsenal forward Paul Merson believes it might prove to be counter-productive. He recently told Sky Sports (via Football Daily):

“I think it’s going to get to a stage where they can’t want to get in the Europa Conference [League], surely, Why would you want to get in that on Thursday nights? Chelsea have got a squad together to go and try to win the Premier League, not play on Thursday nights in Magaluf.”

The Blues’ have a tough fixture up next as they host Liverpool in a Premier League showdown on Tuesday, April 4.