Overview
- Brighton beat Chelsea 3-0 on Tuesday at the Amex, with Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck scoring as the hosts moved above the Blues into sixth.
- The defeat extended Chelsea’s run to five straight Premier League games without a goal, their worst since 1912, and they failed to register a shot on target.
- Travelling fans turned on Liam Rosenior, and he called the display “unacceptable” and “indefensible,” saying too many players lacked desire and courage.
- Chelsea sit seventh, seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool with four league matches left, making Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final at Wembley a pivotal test for the team and head coach.
- Cole Palmer was held out with hamstring tightness, and in a separate update Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konaté said on Sunday he is close to a new contract, easing transfer noise around a direct rival for the top five.