Chelsea player ratings vs. West Ham: Is this a Europa League-quality XI?

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 08: Marcos Alonso of Chelsea in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on April 8, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 08: Marcos Alonso of Chelsea in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on April 8, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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A loss to Tottenham followed by a draw against West Ham – both at Stamford Bridge – and yet you’re still here. Who says Chelsea fans are plastic?

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 08: Marcos Alonso of Chelsea in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on April 8, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 08: Marcos Alonso of Chelsea in action during the Premier League match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on April 8, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Eight days ago Chelsea had a distant chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League, contingent on Tottenham having a Spursy end to the season. Today, however, Chelsea have a tenuous grip on next season’s Europa League as the bottle has apparently been passed from north London to west London.

All for the best. This is certainly not a Champions League-calibre side, and may not even be a Europa League-calibre side.

Goalkeeper and defence