Fresh Chelsea team news leak emerges after Liam Rosenior claimed to have caught club ‘mole’

Football
22 Apr 2026 • 11:23 PM MYT
The Independent
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Fresh Chelsea team news leak emerges after Liam Rosenior claimed to have caught club ‘mole’

  • Marc Cucurella's barber appeared to leak Chelsea's team news on X, revealing Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro's absence before their match against Brighton on Tuesday.
  • The post, which was swiftly removed and the account deleted, accurately stated that both players would miss the game due to injury.
  • The leak comes just weeks after manager Liam Rosenior said he had found the club’s “mole” and that the matter had been “dealt with”.
  • Chelsea went on to suffer a dismal 3-0 defeat to Brighton, marking their fifth consecutive Premier League loss without scoring a goal.
  • Rosenior's future at Chelsea is now in doubt, with the club's hierarchy holding a meeting to discuss his position less than four months after his appointment.

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