Chelsea and Liam Rosenior find themselves in a delicate position as the season draws to a close.

There will be several themes feeding into this afternoon's media conference at Cobham at 13:30 BST, most notably the pressure and potential consequences of failing to qualify for the Champions League via a strong Premier League finish.

Making matters more difficult is the visit of Manchester City, title contenders, to Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

It forms part of a challenging run of seven fixtures, which also includes matches against Manchester United and Liverpool.

However, with Chelsea sixth in the Premier League, facing those sides above them means qualification remains in their own hands and a top five finish is now good enough to assure a return to Europe's top table.

There is also the issue of Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah's ongoing fitness problems, while Enzo Fernandez is serving a two-match internal suspension, with his agent having publicly called for it to be reduced in time to face City.

In terms of pressure and tension, there is also a protest planned with supporters for next week's home game against United.

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