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.
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
Manchester United legend Roy Keane believes striker Liam Delap is really “lacking confidence,” and “really lacks quality.” Delap joined Chelsea last summer for £30m from Ipswich after the Blues activated his £30m relegation release clause.
Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has apparently held a team meeting with his players after their collapse against Leeds United. He found his side 2-0 up and cruising it against the relegation battling side on Tuesday evening, only to throw it away and draw the game 2-2 come the end.
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has praised Cole Palmer and admitted there are similarities in terms of carrying the “creative burden” for a top club. Palmer has made a huge impact at Stamford Bridge since making the £40m switch from Manchester City in the summer of 2023.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has now confirmed that defender Tosin Adarabioyo has finally returned to full team training. The news comes ahead of Rosenior getting set to take on his former club Hull City in the FA Cup later this evening, but this game will certainly come much too soon for Tosin to be involved in.
A player who many will know little about, Teddy Sharman-Lowe, could be in line for a shock start for Chelsea this evening. I think it will be a stretch to see him start to be honest, but manager Liam Rosenior has been dropping some hints suggesting that we could see the backup goalkeeper get some game time.
This is a syndicated version of this story, originally featured on the BBC Sport website. Another weekend and another win for Liam Rosenior, who now has seven from his first nine games as Chelsea boss.
“Freedom” is the word being used by some of the club’s most high-profile players to describe Liam Rosenior’s impact on Chelsea since he took charge just last month.