Private equity firm Clearlake Capital owns over 60% of Chelsea’s shares. The remaining shares were divided between minority investors Mark Walter, Hansjörg Wyss and Todd Boehly, the latter of whom fronted the bid and often unfairly sees his name used to define Chelsea’s ownership.

The vote, which got nearly 4,000 responses, closed after Liam Rosenior arrived in London ahead of replacing Enzo Maresca as head coach

This is the first meeting between Charlton and Chelsea since a February 2007 Premier League encounter, won 1-0 by the Blues. The Addicks have lost eight of their last 11 in all competitions against their London rivals (W1 D2).

New Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has been warned not to repeat the power struggles that eventually cost his predecessor Enzo Maresca his job at the club, according to reports.

Chelsea simply cannot catch a break when it comes to red cards this season. The Spain international was sent off for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity as he hauled back Harry Wilson, who was clean through on goal.

Liam Delap scored his first Premier League goal for Chelsea. After the game, Calum McFarlane spoke about Delap and his impact after he was upgraded to a starter tonight. “I thought Liam was brilliant when he came on at the Etihad,” McFarlane said.