Paul Merson has highlighted a major problem for Chelsea after the Blues lost 1-0 at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Anthony Elanga scored the only goal of the match as Steve Cooper’s side left Stamford Bridge with all three points in a stunning result.

It means that Chelsea have won just one of their four Premier League games under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Merson told Sky Sports: “It happened again today, they never looked like scoring a goal.

“It’s disappointing. I think they’ll be alright away from home, when teams have a go, because of Nicolas Jackson and Raheem Sterling’s pace.

“This has been happening for a couple of years now, trying to break teams down. Against Liverpool they were really good because Liverpool came out and played, but when teams come and sit with 10 men behind the ball…

“Luton did it last week. Chelsea scored after 10 minutes and you thought it was going to be a cricket score.

“But for the next 30-50 minutes, it was slow, the fans were getting frustrated. Mauricio Pochettino’s job is to get this team up and really pressing.”