The Blues made the decision to sack Graham Potter, who only arrived in September, as head coach following last weekend’s 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa.
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The West Londoners announced on Sunday evening that they have parted company with the 47-year-old.
The former Brighton & Hove Albion manager took over from Thomas Tuchel in September and led the Blues to the quarter-finals of the Champions League during his short time in charge.
The visitors saw off Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on aggregate in the Champions League last 16 in midweek, while Brendan Rodgers’s men went down 1-0 to Southampton last time out.
After being chosen by the new regime to take over from Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel, Potter got off to an impressive start to life at Stamford Bridge, having departed Brighton & Hove Albion to take on the job.
The result sees Chelsea move up to eighth in the table, six points adrift of fourth-placed Tottenham with Bournemouth remaining in 14th
Ziyech has recently spent time in the international wilderness, while he has also barely featured for his Premier League side since the arrival of Graham Potter.
It proved to be an unhappy return to the Amex for Potter, who left Brighton at the start of September to take charge of Chelsea.
James’ finish capped a fine Blues victory, with the England wing-back also teeing up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for his second goal in as many games.
The Blues entered the international break sitting seventh in the table, while the Eagles are nine places and four points worse off than their upcoming opponents.
Twenty-four hours later, champions Manchester City host Manchester United as the Premier League in England returns with a derby bonanza after the international break.
The Queen died on Thursday evening while Arsenal, Manchester United and West Ham United were preparing for European action
On Thursday afternoon, Chelsea confirmed the signing of Potter, having sacked Thomas Tuchel earlier in the week after the Blues lost to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.
The 49-year-old took charge of his 100th game for the Blues on Tuesday night, but it ended in despair as Dinamo Zagreb ran out 1-0 winners in their Champions League opener.
This is coming two days after the club sacked Thomas Tuchel following a series of losses by the Blues
Potter has become the early favourite for the Chelsea helmsman job, after the Blues sacked Thomas Tuchel Wednesday morning.
The Seagulls were held to a goalless stalemate by basement side Norwich City last time out, while the champions eased to a comprehensive 2-0 success over Burnley.
The forward impressed for the second division Spanish side as he finished the campaign with 28 goals and nine assists across all competitions.
The Hammers are currently six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea with a game in hand, while Brighton occupy 17th position in the table, but the Seagulls have already secured another season of top-flight action.
The Seagulls are currently 17th in the table, seven points above 18th-placed Fulham, while Leeds, who are unbeaten in their last six games in England’s top flight, occupy ninth position.