Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino has claimed former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich would have already sacked Chelsea boss Graham Potter three times.

Potter has struggled to improve Chelsea since replacing Thomas Tuchel in September, with the Blues currently 10th in the Premier League.

In his column for The Times, he wrote: “If Roman Abramovich was still the Chelsea owner, Graham Potter would have been sacked on three different occasions by now.

“His side’s first-half performance in the 1-0 home defeat by Southampton was abysmal, and losing to the Premier League’s bottom club is simply unacceptable.

“Even with Todd Boehly’s ownership group now running Chelsea, I cannot see Potter being afforded much more patience.

“The club have spent more than £500 million since last summer, bringing in some of the best talent around.

“Their squad is so deep that when I am at Stamford Bridge for a game, I sometimes bump into players not in the matchday squad that would walk into the starting XI of most teams in the country.

“Boehly is clearly in a hurry to get Chelsea competing for titles again, so why would he be content to allow mediocrity under Potter?

“I would not be surprised if the head coach was dismissed this week.”