The pressure is already on Frank Lampard to find some tactical answers as the Chelsea coach seeks his first Premier League win of the season this weekend away to Norwich City.
Chelsea have picked up just one point from their opening two games, losing 4-0 at Manchester United before drawing 1-1 at home with Leicester City to dampen some of the enthusiasm surrounding Lampard's return to the club.
The club legend is finding life tougher in the dugout, and is struggling with a porous defence coupled with a blunt attack - and both will be tested by a confident Norwich at Carrow Road on Saturday.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Achilles) and Reece James (ankle) remain out of action, but Callum Hudson-Odoi (Achilles) is on the comeback trail after returning to training.
Antonio Rudiger will be assessed before the weekend and could return to the starting line-up.
Kurt Zouma looked more assured against Leicester than he did at Manchester United, but Chelsea were holding on towards the end of the match, and only some wayward finishing from the Foxes prevented a second defeat on the trot.
Rudiger would most likely replace Zouma and partner Andreas Christensen in central defence, while Mason Mount could keep his place after a goal against Leicester.
Mount's strike is the only goal Chelsea have scored in 180 minutes of Premier League football, so Lampard may need a rethink further forward.
Olivier Giroud led the line last weekend and made way for Tamy Abraham in the second half, but neither could find the net.
One possibility could be for Lampard to play Christian Pulisic through the middle as Eden Hazard has been deployed in the past, while Ross Barkley is also a possibility - as is Michy Batshauyi, despite seemingly being out of favour with the coach.
As for Norwich, Onel Hernandez is out for three months after suffering an ACL injury due to slipping and falling at home.
Apart from Hernandez, Daniel Farke is likely to stick with the same XI which beat Newcastle 3-1 last week.
Teemu Pukki scored a hat-trick to down the Magpies, and his form could be another reason for Lampard to bring Rudiger back at the earliest opportunity.
Predicted lineups
Norwich XI: Krul; Aarons, Hanley, Godfrey, Lewis; Trybull, Leitner; Cantwell, Stiepermann, Buendia; Pukki
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Emerson; Kante, Jorginho, Mount; Pedro, Giroud, Pulisic
