By Sam Blitz For Mailonline
Published: 00:23 GMT, 4 January 2021 | Updated: 00:23 GMT, 4 January 2021
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Frank Lampard's job at Chelsea is under serious threat with the club sitting in eighth place following four defeats in six Premier League games, according to reports.
The Blues were comfortably beaten 3-1 by Pep Guardiola's Manchester City on Sunday evening to add to Lampard's recent woes at Stamford Bridge.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerChelsea had slumped down the table following previous defeats to Everton, Wolves, Arsenal but the west Londoners are now behind Everton and Aston Villa in the table with both sides having games in hand over Lampard's side.
Frank Lampard's role as Chelsea head coach is under serious threat, according to reports
The Blues have lost four out of their last six league games and could slip to ninth on Monday
And according to The Athletic, the Blues are looking into alternative options for the Chelsea head coach role following Lampard's recent form at Stamford Bridge.
The report says Chelsea are concerned about the form of new attacking signings Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, who were part of a £253million rebuild at Stamford Bridge over the summer.
Former RB Leipzig striker Werner is now without a goal in nine league games despite scoring 28 times in 34 games for the German club last season.
Meanwhile, £89m signing Havertz has scored in just two Chelsea matches since his arrival for Bayer Leverkusen, with Lampard leaving the 21-year-old out of the starting line-up in their last four league games.
Reports claim the form of Timo Werner (right) and Kai Havertz (left) has alarmed Chelsea
There is also talk of growing tensions between Lampard (above) and several Chelsea players
New signings Hakim Ziyech and Ben Chilwell
