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Chelsea's owners have reportedly called an emergency meeting to discuss Liam Rosenior's position as manager following a fifth straight Premier League defeat. It's 114 years since Chelsea last lost five league matches in a row, with suggestions that Rosenior's position might be under scrutiny starting to grow.

The latest in the growing list of defeats came away to Brighton, where the Blues were put to the sword and shipped three goals without return. It came after losses to both Manchester clubs, Everton, and Newcastle, with Chelsea now looking as if they could miss out on European football altogether.

It's reported by talkSPORT that the ongoing slump has forced Chelsea's board into holding an emergency meeting, despite having originally planned to review his position at the end of next season. The bigwigs are said to be discussing a plan of action, and could sanction an exit earlier than initially expected.

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Rosenior had boldly stated that the Chelsea board have put their full trust in him as manager, insisting there were no concerns surrounding an untimely sacking. Speaking before the Brighton loss, the ex-Strasbourg manager explained: "100 per cent. They've been supportive of me in our daily conversations. We are aligned, knowing we need to win games of football now."

However, given they've stooped to even further lows in the Premier League, the board could be forced into a swift U-turn on the sack decision. Next on the agenda for Chelsea is an FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United at Wembley, with the winner set to place either Manchester City or Southampton in the final.

Rosenior cut a much more downbeat figure following the 3-0 thumping away to Brighton, with the English coach admitting he was 'numbed' by the result. He remarked: "I have my own ideas. I am not here to make excuses. That was unacceptable from everyone involved with me at the head of it. That needs to change.

"It is accountability. I have defended the players at times when it was the correct thing, but I can't defend that performance. It doesn't represent this football club, it doesn't represent anything I ask from the group, and that has to change. I feel numb, I'm so angry. I always speak on what I see and that was unacceptable. The goals we conceded were unacceptable, and that is something I have to hold my hands up to."

Before concluding: "I will look at the team, will look at individuals, and I will look at a team I can trust to do the basics of football, and we should not be talking about the basics of football at this level. It is something we have to adjust very quickly."