Chelsea vs Port Vale LIVE updates, watch live, score, analysis, highlights
Chelsea host third-tier minnows Port Vale with a place in the FA Cup semifinals on the line.
Chelsea welcome third-tier strugglers Port Vale to Stamford Bridge on Saturday as the Premier League giants aim to avoid one of the biggest upsets in FA Cup history. For live updates and highlights throughout Chelsea vs Port Vale, check out PST's live blog coverage below. How to watch Chelsea vs Port Vale live, stream link and start time Kick off time : 12:15pm ET Saturday (April 4) Venue : Stamford Bridge — West London TV Channel / Streaming : ESPN+ Chelsea vs Port Vale live updates, score: 12:15pm ET kickoff Chelsea lineup Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Adarabioyo, Hato, Lavia, Santos, Estevao, Palmer, Neto, Pedro Port Vale lineup Gauci, Gordon, Hall, Humphreys, John, Gabriel, Garrity, Ojo, Walters, Sherif, Waine Chelsea vs Port Vale preview — by Joe Prince-Wright Liam Rosenior's Chelsea lost four-straight games ahead of the international break and were dumped out of Europe by Paris Saint-Germain and humbled at Everton in the league .
That leaves Rosenior under pressure as the Blues are scrambling to qualify for the Champions League and the FA Cup is now their only chance of silverware this season. With Enzo Fernandez handed a two-game ban for his recent comments on his future at the club, plus Marc Cucurella also openly discussing a potential move away from Chelsea this summer, things are unraveling fast for Rosenior. Port Vale are bottom of the table in League One and look destined for relegation to the fourth-tier but somehow they're in the last eight of the FA Cup.
That is the magic of this competition. The Staffordshire club beat Premier League side Sunderland 1-0 at home in the last 16 to set up this quarterfinal and Port Vale have absolutely nothing to lose. They were last in the FA Cup quarterfinals in 1954, and they reached the semifinals that season...
Chelsea team news, focus Injuries have been mounting up, especially in defense, for a while for Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Levi Colwill and Filip Jorgensen have all been out, while Jamie Gittens is still out but close to a return. Rosenior will likely rest plenty of players who played lots of minutes and traveled far and wide during the international break, but he will try to have plenty of stars on the pitch to start the game and wrap things up by half time.