Chelsea have just six matches remaining of the 2023/24 season.

With the Blues now unable to win a trophy and there still being a massive concern with the direction in which the club are heading on the pitch, a lot of supporters are counting down the remaining games. Tuesday night's defeat at Arsenal has been dubbed by many fans as the lowest point of the season – and given Chelsea's inconsistency this term, that is saying something.

Chelsea go to Aston Villa on Saturday evening in their next match before they welcome Tottenham and West Ham United to Stamford Bridge in the space of three days. Then it is back-to-back away trips to Nottingham Forest and Brighton before they finish the season at home to Bournemouth.

In this six-game period, there is still plenty for Chelsea to discover ahead of what is expected to be another summer full of change at Stamford Bridge. With that said, Bobby Vincent takes a look at what the Blues might find out between now and the end of the campaign.

Pochettino sack decision

Mauricio Pochettino is not a popular figure amongst a large portion of the Chelsea fan base right now. The 52-year-old has failed to win over a lot of the Blues supporters, and a season full of inconsistencies has not helped his case.

Pochettino may argue, though, that there has been progress on the pitch at Chelsea. The Blues have shown at times this season that they are capable of competing with the very best but the consistency levels outside of that have really let the squad down.

football.london understands Pochettino will see his role as head coach reviewed by the club at the end of the season. That was always the plan since the Argentine signed a two-year contract at Stamford Bridge almost 12 months ago.

Chelsea do still have a shot of qualifying for some form of European competition this season – which is believed to be one of the club's objectives following Pochettino's appointment. It is up to the head coach to try and squeeze some much-needed consistency out of his team between now and the season's conclusion in less than a month.

Mudryk pressure

Many predicted Mykhailo Mudryk to shine this season in what is his first full campaign as a Chelsea player. However, that has not been the case. Granted, it is not all the Ukrainian's fault given he has played fewer than 2000 minutes in all competitions this term – a figure considerably lower than the rest of the Chelsea attackers, bar Noni Madueke.

There is no indication that Chelsea will look to sell Mudryk in the upcoming summer transfer window but he could well fall further down the pecking order should the club look to strengthen their attacking areas, something that seems to be the plan. The same applies to Madueke, who has been unable to show his undeniable quality and talent on a consistent basis for Chelsea.

Mudryk has started five out of Chelsea's last seven matches in all competitions with Pochettino seeming to trust the 23-year-old winger more recently. It is up to Mudryk to try and flourish in the last six games of the season to really cement a spot in Chelsea's plans ahead of what looks to be a huge 2024/25 campaign.

Nkunku minutes

It has been what can only be described as a nightmare debut season in the Premier League for Christopher Nkunku. The France international, signed for £52million from RB Leipzig last summer, has put together just 351 minutes on the pitch for Chelsea in all competitions during his first term in England.

Injuries have hampered Nkunku's time at Stamford Bridge thus far but he is close to returning to action. The Frenchman recently returned to 'partial team training' as per the club's weekly injury update, so he is not too far away from taking part with the rest of the group at Cobham.

For his and the club's sake, getting some sort of minutes between now and the end of the season could be crucial. If Nkunku can then stay injury free and have a positive pre-season campaign, he will be set for a big 2024/25 campaign.

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