Calum McFarlane stepped in for the draw against City - but fans have been critical of the possible hiring of Strasbourg's Liam Rosenior

Chelsea are apparently “ready to throw a missile into the Liverpool academy” as they look for “revenge” for the poaching of Rio Ngumoha, one of the country’s best young talents 18 month

Wesley Fofana was never certain to play today anyway, given he’s on a very careful minute count and started in midweek. But he’s also not in the squad at all – and according to Kinsella, that’s because of a fever.

Emegha’s impending arrival adds to an already bloated striker department at Chelsea which already includes João Pedro and Liam Delap, making it incredibly unlikely that Strasbourg’s other star striker, the in-demand Joaquín Panichelli, will be heading to Stamford Bridge.

Calum McFarlane will put his 100 per cent unbeaten record as Chelsea interim head coach to the test on Wednesday, with the news that he’s set to remain in charge of the first-team (at least) until then.

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