Villas-Boas turns to Blues fans

Andre Villas-Boas sent out an SOS to Chelsea supporters to help him turn the club’s calamitous season around after watching them lurch to another last-gasp defeat that put their Champions League future in serious doubt.

Already in danger of failing to qualify for next year’s competition following their worst start to a Barclays Premier League campaign since Roman Abramovich bought the Blues, Villas-Boas’ side are now threatening to crash out of this season’s tournament before the knockout phase.