Liam Rosenior sacked: Chelsea announce manager decision after Brighton loss and reveal succession plan

Chelsea person announced their determination to sack Liam Rosenior arsenic caput manager and person appointed Calum McFarlane arsenic interim brag pursuing Tuesday's nonaccomplishment against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Blues' play has been 1 of disappointment, with erstwhile brag Enzo Maresca dismissed successful January aft reportedly falling retired with the club's hierarchy.

Liam Rosenior was appointed successful his place, but aft overseeing a play of 5 consecutive defeats successful the Premier League, the Londoners person parted institution with the 41-year-old.

A nine connection connected Wednesday read: "Chelsea Football Club has contiguous parted institution with Head Coach Liam Rosenior. On behalf of everyone astatine Chelsea FC, we would similar to spot connected grounds our gratitude to Liam and his unit for each their efforts during their clip with the Club.

"Liam has ever conducted himself with the highest integrity and professionalism pursuing his assignment midway done the season.

"This has not been a determination the Club has taken lightly, nevertheless caller results and performances person fallen beneath the indispensable standards with inactive truthful overmuch much to play for this season. Everyone astatine Chelsea FC wishes Liam each occurrence successful the future."

Chelsea besides announced that Calum McFarlane volition instrumentality complaint connected an interim ground until the extremity of the season, starting with the club's FA Cup clash with Leeds United this weekend.

Liam Rosenior's grounds astatine Chelsea: Premier League failure

Rosenior leaves Stamford Bridge with the nine successful seventh spot with conscionable 48 points aft 34 games, and they person present played a crippled much than the 5 teams beneath them, meaning they could extremity matchweek 34 successful 12th place.

The Englishman signed a six-year woody successful January, but helium has been dismissed having lone led the squad retired 23 times successful each competitions.

Rosenior started well, overseeing six wins from his archetypal 7 matches arsenic boss, but helium lone managed to triumph 5 much times successful 16 games.

Chelsea person mislaid 7 and won conscionable 1 of their past 8 fixtures successful each competitions, and they person taken conscionable 4 points successful the league from the past 27 connected offer.

Perhaps astir damning of each was the information his broadside had failed to people successful immoderate of their past 5 Premier League games, though helium did impeach his players of efficaciously giving up against Brighton.

However, small tin excuse the information the club's goalless streak is their worst successful the league since 1912, and a parting of ways was an inevitability.