Chelsea have just cruised to a win over Crystal Palace, beating the Eagles 3-1 at Selhurst Park. In terms of the scoring, it went perfectly for Chelsea.
While Chelsea were winning 3-1 away from home at Crystal Palace, things were afoot in the transfer market. The Blues weren’t expected to do much this month – and indeed they haven’t.
Cole Palmer trained on Friday, and in his press conference ahead of today’s game, Liam Rosenior said he would probably be ready to play against Crystal Palace.
Despite training on Friday, Cole Palmer is not in Chelsea’s team to face Crystal Palace today. The latest minor injury he’s picked up has ruled him out, but is only part of the bigger picture at the moment.
Chelsea face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in just over an hour, and the teams are in! Here are the full team line-ups for Crystal Palace vs Chelsea (kick off at 14:00 GMT) This was always going to be an interesting team selection from Liam Rosenior.
Liam Rosenior’s embargoed pre-quotes from the game against Crystal Palace were all about Liam Delap. The striker shows promise, but is struggling to score.
Liam Rosenior is the new Chelsea manager, and we can expect some changes as he settles in. But one thing won’t change – Trevoh Chalobah will remain a key player.
Douglas Luiz has given the green light to join Chelsea and is ready to move to London according to reports in Italy. Chelsea were expected to be quiet this month, but their plans have changed and they are now looking to bring in a centre back and midfielder.
Chelsea are among a number of clubs keeping tabs on Rennes striker Mohamed Kader Meite according to reports. The Blues were expected to be quiet in January, but their plans have changed and the club are now looking to bring in a centre back and possibly a midfielder.
A lot of people are wondering whether Liam Delap regrets signing for Chelsea in the summer according to journalist Miguel Delaney. Delap swapped relegated Ipswich for Chelsea last summer in a deal worth £30m, after the Blues activated his relegation release clause.
Head coach Liam Rosenior has opened up on how the much criticised transfer philosophy at Chelsea works, and whether it’s a collaborative process. Chelsea have heavily invested in the transfer market since the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital takeover back in 2022.
Liam Rosenior has revealed he’s been surprised by three things since taking over as Chelsea’s new head coach at the start of the year. The 41-year-old has penned a six and a half year contract at Stamford Bridge, in what is by far the biggest job of his managerial career to date.
Bayern Munich are interested in Josh Acheampong and are weighing up whether to make a move this month according to reports. Three players have already left the Blues this month, and that number is likely to increase before the end of the window.
John Terry has been on TikTok (not something we ever thought we’d be saying) and has pointed out that he expects more development from Liam Rosenior’s team in the weeks to come.
Liam Rosenior is in the unique position of having a player under his management who he once played with. Robert Sanchez once lined up alongside him for the Brighton Under-23s as the young keeper was just starting his career and the veteran defender ending his.
We’re into the final weeks of January, and it’s very quiet at Chelsea. There has been a bit of the customary loan shuffling, but it doesn’t feel like the Blues are going to make any major additions.
A Chelsea fan site has told BlueCo to sign one player in order to help get fans back on side, although I’m not sure they ever were. Chelsea fans in general, so far at least, have not had the best relationship or feelings towards the new owners, for many more reasons that I care to try and explain right now!
Chelsea take on Crystal Palace later today, giving Liam Rosenior a chance to earn a third win in a row in all competitions. The Eagles are struggling right now, but they’ll still be a huge danger, especially at Selhurst Park.
Chelsea legend John Terry has said that he now wants to see Liam Rosenior play different to former head coach Enzo Maresca. Many Chelsea fans have been criticising the style of play that Rosenior plays already, saying it is just a carbon copy of the negatives around how Maresca played.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior admitted that while he had yet to reach out to suspended Mykhailo Mudryk, he would only have a conversation with the winger "when the moment is right".
Poor Liam Rosenior has been absolutely barraged with press conferences and interviews since becoming Chelsea manager. He’s on to his fifth match in just 3 weeks when we play Crystal Palace tomorrow, and ahead of that he spoke to Sky Sports.
Chelsea face Crystal Palace on Sky Sports tomorrow, and there’s been an absolute barrage of interviews for Liam Rosenior. As well as speaking to NBC Sport, the new manager also spoke to Sky ahead of the game.