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Conte was sent to the stands by referee Neil Swarbrick for bellowing at fourth official Lee Mason after growing frustrated with Swansea's time-wasting.

Antonio Conte is keen to strengthen his squad during the upcoming January transfer window. The Italian believes it is the only way they can compete with City.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte will continue to rotate his squad over the coming weeks to ensure all of his players are available for the busy festive period.

David Luiz will miss Chelsea's clash with Swansea on Wednesday due to a knee injury and is set to be assessed, with Antonio Conte unsure exactly how long he might be sidelined for.

Milan sacked their manager Vincenzo Montella and appointed Gennaro Gattuso as his replacement. Despite this, Antonio Conte is still linked to take charge at San Siro next season.

Chelsea are 11 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City after they could only manage a draw at Liverpool during the weekend.

Klopp insists the Reds were not given permission by referee Michael Oliver to bring on Adam Lallana and criticised Chelsea for what he believed to be an overly defensive set-up.

Thibaut Courtois has pushed forward contract talks until the end of the season when he will have just one year remaining on his current deal.

Antonio Conte has labelled former Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah as "very dangerous", but insists his players must pay great attention to all of Liverpool's attacking threats.

Antonio Conte has confirmed that Victor Moses will be on the bench at Anfield for Saturday's teatime Premier League contest against Liverpool.

Hazard signed a five-and-a-half-year contract at Chelsea in February 2015, meaning his current deal will run down in 2020. He has been constantly linked with a move to Real Madrid.

Former Chelsea midfielder believes the club should sign another striker when the transfer window reopens in January.

Chelsea played Qarabag in Baku on Wednesday evening and have a 5:30pm GMT kick-off against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.

Vincenzo Chiarenza is the former youth coach at Juventus and has been credited with developing players like Paolo De Ceglie, Claudio Marchisio and Sebastian Giovinco.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte believes English football needs to change as his side face a disadvantage by travelling to Baku just three days before Anfield clash.

Antonio Conte believes his Chelsea side are finding a "new balance" thanks to a formation change that has seen them win their last two games.

Liverpool play their Champions League game away to Sevilla 24 hours ahead of Chelsea, who face a 5,800-mile round-trip to Azerbaijan.

Antonio Conte has no regrets over allowing Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tammy Abraham to leave Chelsea on loan this summer, despite their impressive form.

Antonio Conte has confirmed that David Luiz will return to the Chelsea squad for Saturday's clash with West Brom after being dropped against Manchester United.

Italy showed Gian Piero Ventura the exit door after their 1-0 aggregate defeat to Sweden in the play-off. The Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Chelsea have had 10 managers during Abramovich's reign at Stamford Bridge - two of which have taken charge twice.

Luis Campos, the man who inspired Monaco's Ligue 1 title win last season, is a target for Chelsea as they look to replace Michael Emenalo.

Manchester United are interested in signing Thomas Meunier should he continue to be frustrated with lack of opportunities at PSG.

Bakayoko pulled up with an injury during a one-on-one training session at Chelsea's Cobham training ground adding to Conte's injury woes.

Lampard would be interested in assuming a position in the Blues hierarchy, while PSG could turn to Conte if Unai Emery fails to deliver what they desire.

Victor Moses is now back training outside after missing all of Chelsea's last six matches with a hamstring injury, sustained against one-time club Crystal Palace.

Batshuayi failed to train with the Belgium squad after aggravating a foot injury he has been carrying and has been sent back to Chelsea.

Ross Barkley remains a target for Chelsea in the January transfer window, despite changes behind the scenes.

The Chelsea technical director's move is reportedly due to personal reasons, with Michael Emenalo keen to spend more time with his family and especially his three children.

Conte dropped defender for Chelsea's win over Manchester United after feeling his authority had been questioned by the Brazil international.