Liam Rosenior rejects Chelsea players Enzo Fernandez appeal and stays firm on it

Enzo Fernandez in the Champions League. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Liam Rosenior rejects Chelsea players Enzo Fernandez appeal and stays firm on it

Originally posted on Chelsea News | By Simon Phillips | Last updated Apr 7, 2026 12:56 AM ET

Liam Rosenior has reportedly rejected the pleas of Enzo Fernandez’ Chelsea team mates to lift the suspension on him.

Due to the comments Fernandez made about wanting to live in Madrid last week, hence a bit of indirect twerking to join Real Madrid, Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior sanctioned the midfielder for a two game suspension.

Fernandez has already missed one game, the FA Cup quarter final win against Port Vale on Saturday, and now he is set to miss this weekend’s clash against Manchester City – a crucial game in the race for Champions League football.

Players make plea

According to Argentinian journalist Veronica Brunati, the Chelsea team mates of Fernandez asked Liam Rosenior to lift his suspension for the City game this weekend after having seen him as key for this match.

It was then followed up with a second post a couple of hours later confirming that Fernandez camp were not expecting their suspension to be lifted. She says the situation is now ‘virtually decided’.

I personally didn’t think it was fair that Fernandez got punishment but Marc Cucurella didn’t. There was variations in their comments but they both essentially did the same thing. Podcasters have been debating this very subject.

Chelsea academy star Ryan Kavuma-McQueen made his debut for the club against Port Vale at the weekend, and he has since been compared with academy graduate Callum Hudson-Odoi, who is of course now at Nottingham Forest.

This article first appeared on Chelsea News and was syndicated with permission.

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