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Chelsea dismissed Liam Rosenior on 22 April 2026, after five consecutive Premier League defeats without scoring (Sky Sports). His final league match was a 3-0 defeat at Brighton on 21 April (Sky Sports). Sky Sports reported that he had been in charge for 107 days (Sky Sports).
Five defeats, no league goals
The run began with a 1-0 home defeat by Newcastle on 14 March (Sky Sports). Everton then won 3-0 on 21 March, before City won 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on 12 April (Sky Sports). Manchester United's 1-0 win on 18 April preceded the three-goal defeat at Brighton (Sky Sports).
Sky Sports described those five goalless league losses as Chelsea's worst such run since 1912 (Sky Sports). Across all competitions, Rosenior's side had lost seven of their last eight matches (Sky Sports). His Champions League exit had come through an 8-2 aggregate defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16 (Sky Sports).
Sky Sports also reported League Cup semi-final defeats against Arsenal during his tenure (Sky Sports). The five league losses conceded 11 goals in total, against none scored (Sky Sports). That goal balance describes the completed run without claiming that a coaching change alone would reverse it (Sky Sports).
McFarlane took over, payout remained unconfirmed
Calum McFarlane was appointed interim head coach until the end of the season, starting with the FA Cup semi-final against Leeds (Sky Sports). He had already overseen two games after Enzo Maresca's departure: a 1-1 draw at City and a 2-1 loss at Fulham (Sky Sports). Rosenior had signed a six-year contract, but Sky Sports reported that a break clause made claims of a large compensation fee inaccurate (Sky Sports).
That reporting does not establish a £24m payment, so this corrected archive does not quote one as fact (Sky Sports).
Where the Markets Land
Chelsea were seventh and seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, who had a game in hand (Sky Sports). The five-match scoring drought is the relevant form record, while the new coach's two earlier results were a draw and a defeat (Sky Sports).
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