LONDON, April 23 -- Liam Rosenior was sacked as Chelsea manager after less than four months in charge on Wednesday following a run of five successive Premier League defeats.

Beaten seven times in their last eight games in all competitions, Chelsea have failed to even score while losing five consecutive league games for the first time since 1912.

The 41-year-old had been lured away from Strasbourg, the French club which is affiliated to Chelsea's American owners, in January following the departure of Enzo Maresca.

But a 3-0 defeat to Brighton on Tuesday that Rosenior himself labelled "unacceptable" proved to be the final straw for the Blues' hierarchy.

"Chelsea Football Club has today parted company with Head Coach Liam Rosenior," read...