Chelsea next manager odds as fans call for Liam Rosenior sack in Brighton defeat

Chelsea fans called for Liam Rosenior to be sacked during the defeat to Brighton (Reuters)

Chelsea supporters were calling for Liam Rosenior to be sacked during the 3-0 loss to Brighton on Tuesday night.

The defeat at the Amex Stadium means Chelsea have now lost five league games in a row without scoring for the first time since 1912.

During the second half against Brighton, Chelsea supporters were once again chanting against the club’s BlueCo ownership and also sang ‘f*** off Rosenior’.

Chelsea have now dropped to seventh in the Premier League and are seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool , meaning that Champions League qualification for next season is highly unlikely.

After the team crashed out of the Champions League to Paris Saint-Germain last month, reports suggested that Chelsea’s hierarchy had no plans to part ways with Rosenior , who replaced Enzo Maresca in January.

Liam Rosenior appeared to apologise to Chelsea fans after the defeat to Brighton (Getty)

However, Chelsea are now likely to face further pressure from supporters to sack Rosenior if he is unable to improve the team’s form.

Despite Chelsea’s woeful Premier League form, Rosenior’s side have the chance to reach the FA Cup final this season as they play Leeds United in the semi-final at Wembley on Sunday.

According to bookmakers Betfair, Rosenior remains favourite to remain as Chelsea manager for the start of next season, while Filipe Luis, who held talks with BlueCo earlier this year over a move to Strasbourg , is second favourite at odds of 5/2.

Cesc Fabregas, whose Como side are currently sixth in Serie A, is third favourite at 4/1, while Oliver Glasner, who is leaving Crystal Palace at the end of the season, is priced at 9/2.

Speaking after Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester United last weekend, Glenn Hoddle backed his former club to stick with Rosenior for the start of next season .

‘For me, for Liam to stay in that job now until the end of the season, I think they’ll give him that opportunity but he’s got to finish on a high note, he’s got to get some wins under his belt,’ Hoddle said.

‘The reason they brought him in is he’s a young manager, he’s part of their project, if you like, if you want to use that word, and I think they’ll give him that chance.

‘But he’s going to have to start winning, even if he doesn’t get in the Champions League, they’re in the FA Cup semi-final so they could actually win a trophy still.

‘I think they’ll stay with him and give him a pre-season and I think they’ll start with him but he’s going to have to start next season in a positive way, if not, I think then he could be on a bit of dodgy ground.’