Fabrizio Romano is just starting to come out of hibernation and start warming up for the summer window ahead. He’s got his first chunk of Chelsea transfer chatter, and it’s potentially a big one.
Micah Richards believes playing Liam Delap with Joao Pedro would help get the best out of the England under-21 international. Delap started in Chelsea’s 4-0 win against Hull City at the MKM Stadium on Friday night as the Blues advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Liam Delap has labelled Pedro Neto an “incredible player” following Chelsea’s win against Hull City in the FA Cup on Friday night. Chelsea ran out convincing 4-0 winners at the MKM Stadium to advance to the FA Cup fifth round, in what was a perfect response after dropping points to Leeds on Tuesday night.
Former Manchester City star Micah Richards believes Alejandro Garnacho needs to show more “conviction” and do the basics. Garancho started as Chelsea ran out comfortable 4-0 winners at the MKM Stadium on Friday night to advance to the FA Cup fifth round.
Alan Shearer believes Mamadou Sarr didn’t put a foot wrong in Chelsea’s win against Hull City in the FA Cup fourth round. The Blues advanced to the FA Cup fifth round with a convincing 4-0 win at the MKM Stadium on Friday evening, and issued the perfect response to the draw against Leeds in midweek.
Liam Rosenior has confirmed Marc Cucurella has a problem with his hamstring, but can’t give a time frame for his return. Cucurella went off injured at half time in the draw against Leeds in midweek, and missed Friday’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Hull City.
Liam Rosenior revealed Cole Palmer missed Chelsea’s FA Cup tie with Hull on Friday night due to his minutes being managed. The Blues ran out 4-0 winners at the MKM Stadium to advance to the FA Cup fifth round, and give the perfect response after dropping points against Leeds in midweek.
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.