Graham Potter refuses 'Didier Drogba or Diego Costa' transfer demand as Chelsea future uncertain

Chelsea have struggled to find the heir to Didier Drogba's throne since the Ivorian left, and only Diego Costa or Olivier Giroud have come close to having a similar impact

"There's nothing for me to say," the 47-year-old said. "I've got the players I have. They gave everything today, as much as we're all disappointed with the result they did. The intent of the team was there, the attack was there but the scoreline is painful for us so there's not too much I can say that seems positive."

Potter was also quizzed on his general thoughts of the game. He added: "If you look at the stats of the game, apart from the most important stat [the scoreline], there's a lot there that says we did a lot well but ultimately the two boxes are the most important area and that's where we've come up short.

"First half I thought we had a couple of opportunities, we won it back high and created a 1v1 situation pretty early in the game. Obviously the goal is a blow for us. We need to do better than that. Of course, it's difficult then, you're 1-0 down at home.

"I thought the team gave everything, I thought the intention of the team was there. You could tell by the amount of times we got in their box, the shots we had, there was a positive intent but the scoreline is painful for us."

Next up for Chelsea is the visit of Liverpool to Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night before they play Wolves at Molineux on Saturday.