Unquestionably, a whole lot has changed since Chelsea hosted Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in the 1000th game of Roman Abramovic’s ownership of the club last year.
Frank Lampard’s men were eight games into a nine-match unbeaten Premier League run before both sides faced off on November 29, while Jose Mourinho faced his old side at the time looking to extend Spurs’ unbeaten league run to nine.
Both London clubs eventually notched up nine and 11 games without defeat respectively with a draw, but the subsequent decline has been jarring and indicative of how quickly the narrative changes amid pandemic football in the 21st century.