Chelsea wrapped up their horrible 2022/23 season with a respectable draw as the London giants picked up a point at home to Newcastle, drawing 1-1 with Eddie Howe's high-flying side. However, that result did little for the Blues as Lampard's men finished the Premier League campaign in 12th, behind fellow London clubs Arsenal, Tottenham, Brentford, Fulham, and even Crystal Palace.

Yet despite this embarrassing season, Chelsea found time to aim a dig at another English club. That side is Leeds, who suffered relegation on the final day, with the two-time UEFA Champions League winners taking to Twitter to mock the Whites following their painful return to the Championship. 

Sam Allardyce's side entered the final round needing a win against Spurs and slip-ups from Everton and Leicester in order to remain in the English top-flight. Unfortunately for them, that did not occur, as Jack Harrison and Co. fell to a 4-1 defeat and have thus bid farewell to the Premier League.

Chelsea made sure to rub salt in Leeds' wounds and while the classiness of their Tweet can be debated, one thing is unquestionable: this was not unprovoked. This whole back-and-forth stems from a tweet Leeds posted back in August in which they poked fun at the Blues after beating Sterling and Co., then coached by Thomas Tuchel, 3-0.

It certainly does. https://t.co/FlzA9pL0DM

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 28, 2023

However, while the Stamford Bridge faithful enjoyed this dig, it garnered a negative reaction from the wider football fan base. Supporters of rival clubs flocked to Twitter to tear Chelsea apart for beefing with a relegated club when they have issues of their own.

Despite spending over $600M in less than a year, the London giants went from competing for UEFA Champions League titles to finishing outside of the top half of the table. The club is currently manager-less, though Mauricio Pochettino's arrival is a formality, and the team will need to offload a ton of players in order to balance the books and stay on the right side of FFP. Check out the best tweets in response to the Blues' dig at Leeds.

Chelsea bantering Leeds for a 10 month old tweet after spending 600m to finish 12th shows a hilarious lack of self awareness. https://t.co/ZpICxAJdA9

— Joe (@JL1894) May 28, 2023

Chelsea's rivalry this season being with a relegated team neatly encapsulates Chelsea's own season https://t.co/qecJOxwoN7

— Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) May 28, 2023

Nothing to see here. Just Chelsea, a club who've won once under their 4th manager of the season, finishing 12th having spent over £500m... giving shade to Leeds United for beating them back in August.

How the mighty have fallen. Literally. https://t.co/qm78E7RCNJ

— HM (@HinduMonkey) May 28, 2023

Chelsea just ended what has to be the worst season in PL history, taking resources and ambitions into account.

Dont think we are in a position to make fun of Leeds...

— Lew (@LewieAshtrey) May 28, 2023

Chelsea beefing with relegation teams.

Todd Boehly era ladies and gentlemen.

— Arsenal ANOOP (@ArsenalAnoop) May 28, 2023

If I am a Chelsea fan I will be having words with my club.

The standards are well and truly mudded. pic.twitter.com/qKgeugLNrl

— UtdActive (@UtdActive) May 28, 2023

One thing that might be lost on many is the historic rivalry between these two clubs, as was pointed out by Chelsea fans. Regardless, we will let you be the judges as to whether this was an acceptable or uncalled for move.

It's amusing that so many people are commenting without knowing the historic rivalry between the clubs. It's also amusing that Chelsea are being criticised - it's a social media game. Leeds got the numbers in August (a W for them), but left the door open for a moment like this. https://t.co/qWLsUUK9d1

— Matt Debono (@MattDebonoAC) May 28, 2023