The FA Cup is no longer exclusively shown on free-to-air TV in the United Kingdom, with a subscription to TNT Sports required to catch the third round battle between Chelsea and their Championship hosts. As a result, the match is also on discovery+. Sportsnet will be offering the match in Canada, while FOX One are the sole rights holders in Mexico.

Liam Rosenior turned to Chelsea 's second string for his first game in charge as his new team thrashed Charlton 5-1 at the Valley to ease into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Teenager Jorrel Hato, signed from Ajax in the summer, has had a very encouraging week, after good contributions at Manchester City and then at Craven Cottage. At the Valley, he ramped things up a notch, firing into the top corner to give Chelsea lift-off.

Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella will miss the team's visit to Charlton Athletic for the FA Cup third round clash on Saturday.

The career of a Chelsea manager is precarious enough that a winning start is not to be dismissed, and so it went for Liam Rosenior as the latest man to lead this club towards the new dawn that their BlueCo owners hope awaits them.

Jorrel Hato has explained why he didn’t celebrate after opening the scoring for Chelsea against Charlton in the FA Cup. The Blues defeated the Addicks 5-1 at The Valley in the third round of the competition, as new manager Liam Rosenior made his debut in the dugout.