Jimmy Floyd hassled by his poor strike-rate

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink admitted he had under-performed this season as he looked to end on a winning note despite having failed to reach 20 goals in a campaign for the first time in seven years.

Hasselbaink has scored 15 times this season for Chelsea, compared to his superb haul of 29 last time around and observed that, at times, it had felt like “running against a brick wall” as his finishing went awry.

Indeed, while the Dutchman registered a total haul of 52 goals with strike partner Eidur Gudjohnsen last season, they have now registered just 25 goals between them during the current campaign.