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'Tosin being 8th is insane' – Chelsea’s highest rated players of the season full of surprises

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Will Faulks | Last updated Mar 30, 2026 5:13 PM ET

Chelsea’s top 18 players by rating produced a few surprises – but after such a disappointing campaign, maybe that was inevitable.

With the final international break of the season about to finish, the London is Blue podcast took a look at the top rated Premier League players for Chelsea this season as they looked to figure out what our first XI would be going forward.

“I’m a little surprised that Chalobah’s ranking is so high,” presenter Nick Verlaney mused

“Tosin being 8th is insane. That’s wild. Estevao feels a little low at 12th… Andrey Santos seems low at a 6.8, but in the midfield you get judged differently. I think his job has been as a complement to Caicedo. Delap being last makes sense.”

We’d say Chalobah has been our best defender, so that seems fair. Santos has largely been good, and could easily have had a higher mark, we’ll agree on that.

You can see their discussion in the clip embedded here:

Chelsea’s prospects for improvement in final run

So who could we see break into the first team in these final weeks? A fit Estevao surely has a chance to make an impression, and we’d expect Romeo Lavia to continue getting more and more minutes too.

Beyond that, there are a lot more players out of form than in form right now.

One bright spark in the remainder of this season would be the debut of Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, which the BBC think is “inevitable.”

Marc Cucurella became the latest Chelsea player to flirt with an exit from the on the international break.

This article first appeared on Chelsea News and was syndicated with permission.

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