Chelsea sacked manager Liam Rosenior on Wednesday following a catastrophic run of form ​that has left the London club's Champions League hopes hanging by a thread while they also endured their worst goalscoring drought in over a century, Reuters reported. 

Rosenior lasted less than four months in the role after his January appointment following Enzo Maresca's departure, becoming the latest casualty of Chelsea's turbulent season after seven defeats in their last eight matches across all competitions.

Rosenior's dismissal came a day after a humiliating 3-0 loss at ​Brighton & Hove Albion, which saw the south-coast club leapfrog Chelsea into sixth place in the table. Chelsea are now ​seven points behind fifth-placed Liverpool, who have a game in hand.