Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior explained why he didn’t pick Cole Palmer, as well as some of his other rotation decisions. Liam Rosenior had some pretty big decisions to make when it came to his team tonight.
There was a lot to like in Chelsea’s performance against Hull today, and one thing we were most curious to see was Mamadou Sarr’s full debut. He knows Liam Rosenior well from their shared time at Strasbourg, and it was no surprise to see the Chelsea boss pick the defender tonight after his recall in January.
Liam Rosenior has been speaking to the BBC ahead of Chelsea’s game against Hull in the FA Cup, and has pointed out that he’s still learning about his group.
Chelsea’s team to face Hull tonight is out, and it’s largely as we expected. Liam Rosenior promised he would pick a strong team and he’s done just that.
Chelsea face Hull at the KC Stadium in just over an hour, and the teams are in! This was always going to be a tricky one for Liam Rosenior to manage. Here
Liam Rosenior’s injury updates for tonight’s game against Hull had some interesting updates on a few players. Backup goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen might be expecting to play in a cup game like this, but hasn’t been seen for a while because of injury.
Nicolas Jackson won’t be at Bayern Munich next season, and has a lot of interest from clubs in Italy according to Fabrizio Romano. Jackson joined Bayern on a season long loan deal on deadline day last summer, but things haven’t gone completely to plan.
Chelsea have no desire to cash in on Pedro Neto despite the winger struggling for form in recent weeks according to reports. Neto joined Chelsea from Wolves in the summer of 2024 in a deal worth an initial £51.4m, and has largely made a positive impact.
The first team picture at Chelsea is pretty rosy right now in terms of injuries – it’s just the usual suspects Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia who are out.
Romeo Lavia will only be allowed to return to action once he’s ticked “every” box in his rehab according to reports. Lavia has really struggled with injury since making the switch from Southampton in the summer of 2023, and has yet to complete a 90 minutes for the Blues.
The Spanish Football Federation are concerned about the hamstring injury suffered by Marc Cucurella according to reports. Liam Rosenior confirmed Cucurella had done something to his hamstring after being taken off at half time in the 2-2 draw against Leeds.
A look at our predicted XI here for tonight’s game against Hull makes it pretty obvious that there’s a chance for Liam Rosenior to do something really interesting.
Chelsea take on Hull tonight in the FA Cup, and we’re really curious about what team Liam Rosenior will pick. He insisted in his pre-match press conference that he didn’t see it as a chance to rotate.
Chelsea take on Hull City today in what could be a pretty standard FA Cup game against lower league opposition. But for our new manager Liam Rosenior, it’s something a bit more special.
Chelsea have a new highest rated player for the season on WhoScored. Ask most fans who their player of the season is and they’d likely say Moises Caicedo.
Kendry Paez made his River Plate debut in a 1-0 defeat to Argentinos Juniors and the South American media have given their verdict on his performance. Chelsea signed Paez as a 16-year-old from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle in 2023 for around €20m, but he’s yet to make his debut.
Liam Rosenior has claimed it’s “massive” for Chelsea not to have a game in midweek after Friday’s FA Cup tie against Hull City. Since Rosenior arrived at the start of January the schedule has been relentless with the Blues playing midweek and weekend every week for the past month.
Chelsea attacker Joao Pedro says he has another 8 years left at Chelsea to break a unique goal record he has been asked about. As you will know, Chelsea’s