Chelsea hit five at Charlton as Hato and Guiu spark Rosenior’s first win

New Chelsea caput manager Liam Rosenior said determination is “more to come” from his squad players aft they dismantled Charlton 5-1 astatine the Valley successful his archetypal lucifer successful charge.

A much-changed Chelsea broadside needed a diligent archetypal fractional successful the FA Cup third-round tie, earlier the opening extremity of Rosenior’s reign arrived done an improbable source: defender Jorrel Hato. From there, the visitors took control, with Facundo Buonanotte delivering the transverse for Tosin Adarabioyo to caput successful a 2nd arsenic players who had been connected the fringes nether Enzo Maresca made their case.

Fringe players measurement up successful caller era

Rosenior made 8 changes aft Wednesday’s 2-1 decision to Fulham, past watched his rotated squad physique a commanding lead. Charlton concisely rallied done Miles Leaburn’s strike, nevertheless teenage striker Marc Guiu restored Chelsea’s cushion for 3-1. Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernández past came disconnected the seat and added 2 much goals to crook it into a rout. Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens besides caught the oculus successful uncommon starts retired wide.

"I was delighted with the starting XI, I was delighted with the beforehand three," said Rosenior. "I felt Ali [Garnacho] kept going successful his 1 v ones, Marc Guiu was magnificent and deserved his goal. Jamie looked similar helium was going astatine the defenders, created a batch of moments. A batch of existent positives and a bully start."

No risks with cardinal injuries

Among the elder names near retired were Malo Gusto, Cole Palmer and Reece James, with Rosenior stressing helium volition not gamble with fitness.

"Malo, Cole and Reece were precautionary," helium said. "I don't privation to instrumentality immoderate risks astatine this signifier of the season. They had insignificant tweaks oregon knocks. I consciousness similar I've got specified a bully squad present that I don't request to hazard their health. I judge successful this group. I judge successful each of them. If we privation person a truly beardown season, we request to usage them. They've fixed maine origin for optimism for the future."

Chelsea adjacent look Arsenal successful the Carabao Cup semifinal archetypal limb connected Wednesday, earlier Brentford sojourn Stamford Bridge for Rosenior’s archetypal Premier League game.

"Very blessed with the cognition of the squad adjacent successful the archetypal half," helium said. "This [the Valley] is not an casual spot to come. We controlled the game. Our property was precise intense."