Alan Shearer delivers brutal Chelsea top four prediction amid Christopher Nkunku warning

Alan Shearer has given a brutal assessment of Chelsea's Premier League top four chances with a major Christopher Nkunku warning for Mauricio Pochettino. The Blues saw their mini-revival ended in trepid fashion with Brentford as 2-0 winners at Stamford Bridge, ending a four-game unbeaten streak.

Prior to the west London derby, Chelsea had picked up seven points from a possible nine with wins over Fulham and Burnley coming before a chaotic draw against Arsenal. However, that good form was ended abruptly with Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbeumo on target for the visitors with Pochettino putting the defeat down to missed chances and luck.

«I think the analysis of the defeat is clear because after the first half we should score and we didn't score,» he admitted after the game. «It is easy when you dominate and create chances and you don't concede chances and the opponent doesn't cross the halfway line. I think you should score. If you don't score you need to blame yourself and we are going to blame ourselves because we were not nasty or clinical in front of the goal. We created chances but did not score.

»Sometimes you need some luck, you know, to score and after the game changed in the second half but I think we give the belief because we didn't score and the second half, I think we cannot concede these types of goals. It was our mistake. That is why we lose the game."

Although there is 26 games still to play, Chelsea are already 11 points off the top four and with Tottenham, Liverpool and Aston Villa joining Arsenal and Manchester City in the early knockings off the title race, there is already a seemingly slim chance of Chelsea returning to the Champions League next season, with Shearer believing it is highly unlikely after