Liam Rosenior has defended Robert Sanchez ’s two high-profile errors against Arsenal by claiming: “I am asking him to do things he hasn’t done before”. Rosenior has also revealed he told the goalkeeper before the match that for any individual errors he makes, the team are culpable rather than him personally.

The equaliser in Chelsea’s 2–1 defeat to Fulham last midweek was Delap’s first Premier League goal for his new employers after 560 barren minutes. Injury and suspension has hampered the 22-year-old’s first six months in west London. He heads into the second half of the season with more cards (three) than goals (two) across all competitions.

Liam Rosenior feels ‘lucky’ to call on players such as Alejandro Garnacho - Garnacho was introduced by Rosenior on 53 minutes and struck twice.

Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has provided an injury update after Wednesday night’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg with Arsenal. The Blues came up short in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, but they did managed to keep themselves in the tie.

Maresca made a sudden exit from Chelsea as the calendar flipped over to 2026, allowing Rosenior, who was in charge of fellow Blue-Co owned RC Strasbourg in Ligue 1, the opportunity to manage in the Premier League for the first time.

Liam Rosenior started his Chelsea reign with a win but perhaps unsurprisingly some of the problems experienced under Enzo Maresca continued