Liam Rosenior sacked by Chelsea live updates: Next manager latest as three-month Premier League tenure ends

liveUpdated 22s agoLiam Rosenior sacked by Chelsea live updates: Next manager latest as three-month Premier League tenure endsFollow live as Chelsea are seeking another new manager following the sacking of Liam RoseniorThe Athletic Live TeamApril 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM EDTLiam Rosenior's tenure at Chelsea lasted less than four months. Getty ImagesEd Mackey·Senior Editor, LiveLiam Rosenior sacked by Chelsea — latestLiam Rosenior has been sacked by Chelsea after less than four months as the club’s head coach.The 41-year-old was appointed in January to succeed Enzo Maresca and started by winning eight of his first 11 matches in charge. But yesterday’s defeat to Brighton was the seventh time they have lost in their last eight games — the only victory coming against third-tier Port Vale in the FA Cup.Chelsea are expected to name an interim replacement until the summer when the club’s ownership group will appoint their fifth permanent manager since taking over in May 2022.GO FURTHERLiam Rosenior sacked by Chelsea after five successive Premier League defeatsApril 22, 2026 at 12:35 PM EDTGeorge Ramsay·Staff Writer, LiveCalum McFarlane once again named Chelsea's interim boss Getty ImagesFirst-team coach Calum McFarlane is set to become Chelsea's interim head coach following Liam Rosenior's departure. He held the same position for two matches after Enzo Maresca's sacking in January, overseeing a 1-1 draw against Manchester City and 2-1 defeat against Fulham. April 22, 2026 at 12:33 PM EDTDavid Ornstein·Football WriterRosenior's bright start rapidly fell away Getty ImagesRosenior won each of his first four Premier League games at the helm but a 2-2 draw at home to Leeds United on February 10 started a run of nine league matches which brought just one victory and five points.That run of form has seen Chelsea drop to seventh in the Premier League — seven points off a top-five spot and guaranteed Champions League qualification — and just three points above 12th-place...