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Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior is expected to field his strongest line-up for the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal, but a few key players are doubtful for the match.

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32 teams remain in the 2025–26 FA Cup after a thrilling third round.

Bruno Fernandes, Bukayo Saka, Rodri and Marcus Rashford all feature in today’s gossip.

Head coach Liam Rosenior will be hoping to have Malo Gusto, Reece James and Cole Palmer available for Chelsea's Carabao Cup semi-final tie against Arsenal.

Chelsea will soon discover who they will face in the FA Cup fourth round after comfortably progressing past Charlton Athletic in the third round.

Chelsea beat Charlton but are due to face Arsenal and Brentford in the coming days.

Bradley Barcola, Yan Diomande, Gabriel Martinelli, Vinicius Junior, Dean Huijsen and many more feature in the gossip.

Chelsea secured their first win under new head coach Liam Rosenior with a 5-1 FA Cup third-round victory over Charlton Athletic on Saturday.

Liam Rosenior got off to a winning start on his first game as Chelsea head coach, with the Blues coming out 5-1 winners against Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup.

A rotated Chelsea side were hardly tested at The Valley.

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Chelsea start life under Liam Rosenior with a London derby in the FA Cup.

Liam Rosenior believes the biggest challenge for him as the Chelsea head coach is turning the "huge potential" he has at his disposal into reality.

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Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella will miss the team's visit to Charlton Athletic for the FA Cup third round clash on Saturday after receiving a red card in Wednesday's defeat to Fulham.

Liam Rosenior will be hoping to get off to the perfect start as Chelsea head coach when they face Charlton Athletic in the FA Cup.

Enzo Maresca had already tried to point out why Rosenior’s ambitions are fundamentally flawed.

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Chelsea's FA Cup third round tie against Charlton Athletic will not have Video Assistant Referee (VAR) available, it has been confirmed.

Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior insisted that he still has an input on Chelsea's transfer decisions and that he has never been let down by BlueCo in terms of player signings.

A London derby awaits with a place in the FA Cup fourth round at stake.

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Arne Slot also questioned the midfielder’s “weird” mistake.

Wayne Rooney opened the door to a potential Old Trafford return.

Michael Carrick managed Ronaldo during his previous spell as Man Utd caretaker.

Crystal Palace are believed to have named their price for the England international.

There was some wild social media activity on Bruno Fernandes’s X account in the aftermath of Man Utd’s FA Cup exit.

Arsenal travel to Chelsea on Wednesday for the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

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