Hazard and Costa pile on misery for Chelsea and Mourinho

Stoke City knock Blues out of League Cup after Hazard penalty miss as Costa picks up yet another injury

Eden Hazard
(Image credit: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty)

Stoke City 1 Chelsea 1 [Stoke win 5-4 on penalties]

Chelsea's disastrous start to the season continued on Tuesday night as the Blues were dumped out of the Capital One Cup by ten-man Stoke. The result means Chelsea have won just one of their last seven matches in all competitions and increases the pressure on Jose Mourinho.

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