Overview
- Chelsea, who lost 3-0 at Brighton on Tuesday, fell to seventh and are seven points off fifth with four league games remaining.
- The defeat extended a five-match Premier League drought without a goal, their worst since 1912, and marked a seventh loss in eight across competitions.
- Travelling supporters chanted for Liam Rosenior to go as he labeled the display indefensible, with Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Leeds now a potential tipping point.
- Rosenior abandoned a back-three at half-time and was without Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro, with Palmer rested due to hamstring tightness ahead of Wembley.
- Separately, Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konaté said Sunday he is close to a new contract, reducing transfer uncertainty for a rival in the race for European places.