Many thought Chelsea would be full of attacking quality after their £253million summer spree. But after two clean sheets in a row, it's their defensive additions making all the difference.
Frank Lampard's Blues managed to shut out Sevilla and Manchester United last week in consecutive games before keeping another clean sheet at Krasnodar in midweek to stop the rot of conceding careless goals since the start of the season.
This defensive solidity has come as a great surprise to several observers and Chelsea supporters, who had seen their side spend £253million in the summer transfer market on predominantly attacking stars such as Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech.