Liam Rosenior, the head coach of Chelsea, looked devastated after his team lost 3-0 to David Moyes’ Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, 21 March. Beto scored two goals in the 33rd and 62nd minutes, and Iliman Ndiaye scored a stunning goal in the 76th minute to give the Toffees a dominant win. Chelsea’s losing streak in all competitions is now four games long.
The result hurt even more because Liverpool lost to Brighton and Manchester United drew on the same day, giving Rosenior’s team a great chance to move up to fourth place in the Premier League table. Instead, Chelsea stay in sixth place after another disappointing performance that showed their defensive weaknesses.
After the final whistle, Rosenior made the tough choice to walk over to the emptying away end and thank the few fans who had stayed until the end. He talked about why he did what he did in his comments after the game:
“For sure. They pay their money, they love this club and they have come a long way. It’s a disappointing time for the club at the moment [because of the last week]. It hurts to lose games of football. We’re one point away from a Champions League position. Hopefully this break now comes at a good moment for us.”
In just over a week, Rosenior’s team have been knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain (8-2 on aggregate), lost at home to Newcastle, and now, they have been completely outplayed by Everton.
Rosenior Is Under More And More Pressure Because Chelsea Are Slipping
On 6 January 2026, Rosenior became Chelsea’s head coach on a six-and-a-half-year deal. He had been hired from BlueCo’s sister club, Strasbourg. He got off to a good start, winning 10 of his first 15 games, drawing two, and losing three.
But since then, form has dropped off alarmingly. The 41-year-old manager has only won one of his last five Premier League games, and every day that goes by, more and more people are wondering what his long-term future at Stamford Bridge will be. There are even reports that the Chelsea hierarchy is very worried about Rosenior’s ability to move the project forward.
Chelsea started off slowly against Everton and couldn’t keep up with the hosts’ intensity. James Garner, who had just been called up to the England team, made a great pass for Beto’s first goal. Robert Sánchez, on the other hand, had a terrible night in goal.