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Liam Rosenior's first starting line-up as Chelsea head coach comprises of 8 changes as the Blues kick off their FA cup campaign at Charlton Athletic  Liam Rosenior was only appointed head coach on Tuesday however, did not officially take charge of  the team until Thursday, the day after Chelsea's defeat to Fulham. There is a start in goal for Filip Jorgensen with a back four comprised of Josh Acheampong, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile and Jorrel Hato. The Blues are captained by Moises Caicedo who is partnered in midfield by Andrey Santos, with starts for Alejandro Garnacho, Facundo Buoananotte and Jamie Gittens with Marc Guiu  set to lead the line. 

Blues Head Coach Liam Rosenior says that he and his players are focused purely on giving the fantastic Chelsea supporters the success that they want and deserve, while fostering a bond with the Blues supporters which will make Stamford Bridge a fortress again.  The 41 year old newly appointed head coach takes charge of his first game today with the Blues making a short round trip across London to face Charlton in the third round of the FA cup  Rosenior is looking to stamp his mark and make an impression with the supporters with  his sides style of football and is determined to give the fans a team and a performance they can be proud of.  When asked about this Rosenior said " My main focus is on the performance of this team, I think that if your a supporter and you see a performance from your team then even though you may not win but if the fans see players running and showing some fight and giving everything for the shirt then you will go home happy. This is what I w...

Thomas Tuchel in the dugout during Chelsea's 1-0 victory away to Barnsley in the FA Cup Thomas Tuchel states that the key in helping this Chelsea team will be for him to introduce new ideas without the players being overworked or overloaded throughout a hectic season. In a spell which is typical of the current campaign, Chelsea booked their place in the quarter finals of the FA Cup with a victory over Barnsley on Thursday night and return to action in the premier league at home to Newcastle United, which leaves just three days between matches to recuperate and recover. Though the lack of training time will be frustrating for Tuchel whilst trying to get to know his players midway through the season, the German feels that a higher number of games provides an opportunity to see what they are able to do on the pitch, even if he has to be careful with how much work he will have to do with them at Cobham. Tuchel went onto state 'Every manager in the world aspires to have four weeks w...

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel was fully prepared to admit that he was thankful to have left Barnsley with a victory on Thursday, However as a source of satisfaction, Tuchel pointed to the victory achieved at Oakwell which puts his side into the quarter finals of the FA Cup.  The only goal of the game was netted in by Tammy Abraham to separate the sides for the large majority of the game, Chelsea made 10 changes from the premier league win at the weekend, were matched by Barnsley from the championship. It was in stark contrast to the last outing between the two sides which resulted in a massive 6-0 win for Chelsea in the Carabao cup earlier during the season. Tuchel said before returning to London 'I have to be honest yes I am relieved.' 'But we can now stop all of the analysis we have done it and Chelsea are through to the quarter finals of the FA Cup. 'We know we can clearly play better than this, this was far from our best performance Tuchel said. 'To cope with...

On a cold freezing night in Yorkshire, Chelsea had to wait until midway through the second half to find a way through a very spirited and resilient Barnsley side, however , a Tammy Abraham goal was enough to send Chelsea into the next round of the FA Cup, this was Chelsea's first success against Barnsley in the FA Cup following two previous defeats.  The most recent of those came back in 2008 when Chelsea then led by Avram Grant were knocked out at Oakwell however, this time though the only goal of the game went to Chelsea and was down to good combination play from three Chelsea academy graduates, with Tammy Abraham netting in from close range after quickness of thought from Billy Gilmour along with Reece James's pace and cross created the opening goal. Barnsley may well consider themselves unlucky not to have gone ahead in the goalless first half. Having started the better side, Barnsley wing-back Callum Brittain has his shot well saved early on by Kepa Arrizabalaga before see...

To conclude the fifth round of the FA cup this evening Chelsea face Barnsley at Oakwell The gap in-between the league  positionings of Barnsley and Chelsea is the biggest between any of the teams facing each other in this round of the FA Cup buy the side from Yorkshire were the last side in the championship to defeat Chelsea from the FA Cup back in 2008. The last time these sides squared up was in the Carabao Cup, with both teams under different management. The current coaches of both teams also met in the Bundesliga four years ago this month, when Thomas Tuchel's Borussia Dortmund defeated Valerian Ismael's Wolfsburg 3-0.  The next game in the premier league for Chelsea is when struggling Newcastle visit Stamford Bridge, however, Tuchel will not be looking ahead to this. Every child recalls the words FA Cup and Wembley as Tuchel mentioned this week, and adding the FA Cup to his list of major honours would be huge. There appeared to be a spring in Chelsea's step and the hop...

Thomas Tuchel says he is excited to be competing in the FA Cup for the first time in a competition which he has followed since he was a little boy. Tuchel's Chelsea travel to Barnsley today for their fifth round game with a place in the quarter finals up for grabs.  For Tuchel though there is no need to explain the FA cup to him as he admits growing up as a little boy in Germany that he is a big fan of the FA cup and says it would be a dream to lead Chelsea out a Wembley, even though his sole focus remains on overcoming Barnsley at Oakwell.  On lifting the trophy Tuchel said 'this of course would be absolutely huge. 'The FA cup is one of the most prestigious cups in the world with the final played at Wembley. Even as a little boy in Germany with no internet access or sports channels where you can watch all the games like nowadays, for sure you know that Wembley and the FA cup go hand in hand. 'We know that it's a big game to play and a very big goal to achieve, my a...

Ben Chilwell begun his first steps into senior football with a short term loan at Huddersfield Town  Ahead of Thursday's trip to Yorkshire to face Barnsley in the fifth round of the FA Cup Ben Chilwell sits down and discusses how a loan spell at a different championship side in that part of the country provided him with his first taste of senior football and how this because a career launch pad which would bring him to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea face Barnsley at Oakwell in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Thursday evening and as explained by Chilwell, it means a return to the region which has a significant role in his career. As a youngster at Leicester City, whilst trying to break into the Foxes first team squad in the 2015/16 season, as they surged towards the premier league title, was not an easy task. Chilwell who was a member of the Leicester City youth team was already being touted to go on an achieve big things, however, had just managed only one league appearance so far. Afte...