Wesley Fofana had a Sunday to forget as Chelsea were beaten 1-0 by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Fofana and Levi Colwill struggled to deal with Brian Brobbey all afternoon, although it must be said that the Frenchman did a much better job handling the Sunderland striker than his teammate. Colwill was bullied by Brobbey before having to be substituted at half-time.

The Daily Mail’s Kieran Gill has shared an interesting interaction he saw between Fofana and one Chelsea supporter before the Sunderland game. According to the journalist, as the central defender got off the team bus, one fan practically told him to remain on the bench.

Speaking on the Chelsea Press Room Podcast, Gill said: “I did the thing where I went out and watched the buses arrive because I’m a saddo, and Wesley Fofana got off the bus and a Chelsea fan stood next to me just went, ‘Wesley, please be on the bench.'”

In the end, that supporter will probably be glad that Fofana started. Had he not, the scoreline could have been even worse!

Again, Fofana had far more success dealing with Brobbey than Colwill did. On the day, Fofana was involved in a lot of duels and won most of them.

According to Sofascore, the 25-year-old won six out of eight aerial duels, getting his head on a lot of long balls that were coming into Brobbey. Long-term, you can still see Colwill being Chelsea’s first-choice centre-back with someone else playing alongside him.

Fofana has not convinced enough yet to be that other centre-half. But after Sunday, some Chelsea fans will be questioning Colwill’s credentials. In fact, some already are.

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jamesshearman23

Unfortunately he’s not the player we hoped he would be. A good squad player but no star. We still need a new CB 🤦‍♂️

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