Chelsea latest: Palmer fit to face Aston Villa despite Arsenal knock

Liam Rosenior wants to create a culture of accountability to fix Chelsea’s wretched disciplinary record after Pedro Neto apologised for his red card during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.Portugal winger Neto became the seventh Blues player to be sent off in the Premier League this term following quick-fire second-half bookings at Emirates Stadium.The 70th-minute dismissal of the 25-year-old, who will miss Wednesday evening’s trip to Aston Villa through suspension, was Chelsea’s ninth in all competitions this term.“It needs to improve,” head coach Rosenior said of the discipline issues.“My job is to create a culture of accountability, where if you make a mistake it’s OK, you hold your hands up and make sure it doesn’t happen again.“But you have to hold your hands up to the original mistake.“If I make a wrong team selection or I get something wrong, my job is to be accountable, and it’s the same for my players in that moment.” Pedro Neto’s dismissal came a week after team-mate Wesley Fofana was sent off in Chelsea's 1-1 draw at home to Burnley.With 10 games to go, Chelsea are two short of the Premier League record for red cards in a single season.Neto talked his way into referee Darren England’s notebook as he protested against Jurrien Timber’s winning goal in north London before he scythed down Gunners forward Gabriel Martinelli just four minutes later.“You need team-mates to help but it comes down to yourself as well,” Rosenior replied when asked who was responsible for ensuring players remain disciplined on the pitch.“Pedro has apologised to the group. We miss him for Wednesday (against Villa).“I just need to see an improvement in the behaviour now. It’s not just Pedro.“People speak about dissent; we’ve had needless bookings in terms of fouls.“If we are to improve and get to where we want to be, we have to make a conscious step now to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior on Romeo Lavia's fitness:"Close. "I want to manage him in a different way, in terms of his rehab."Once he's back fit, which he is now, he stays fit." Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior gives a team news update ahead of facing Aston Villa:"Getting closer [to getting some players back]."Marc Cucurella is looking good, hopefully we can get him back involved if not on Wednesday, then on Saturday."Estevao is back running on the pitch."Jamie Gittens is doing really well and it was good to see Lavia getting some minutes."The quicker we get all ourplayers healthy the better." Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior on Cole Palmer's fitness:"It wasn't [his ongoing groin issue]. "He took a knock, he was absolutely fine. "He's looking really good. He played 83 minutes."I took him and Enzo off because they were both on yellow cards."He's absolutely fine to start the game on Wednesday." Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior on whether football is losing something with so many goals from corners:"I think that is the beauty of football, you can do it in so many different ways. "There is no right or wrong way to play football."The game is about winning."I do think there needs to be a review at the end of the season in terms of how the teams are affecting goalkeepers because I think that's having an affect on the other teams." Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior:"It's showing the value of what not having a red card is. "Our percentage chance of winning goes through the roof with 11 players on the pitch."Reacting to setbacks, sometimes it's giving the ball away, sometimes it's the referee making a decision you disagree with."In that moment, you have toreact positively and think of the next thing.How do you get players to make thos improvements?"You pick players who are showing that improvement. "I can't afford to go through a season where there is a red card in every two or three games. "I need to see improvement and I need to do my team selection based on that." Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior on his side's identity:"No matter what your identity is, you adapt for each game."If we're being rounded in our opinions of the games, I can't think of one game since I took over where we didn't deserve to win."It's part of the process for me to learn about the players. "These players are more than capable of performing with the identity I want them to play with, but it does take months." Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior on improving when defending set pieces:"I am now [taking more responsibility for how his team sets up]."It's not a laughing matter because it's a key thing we have to improve."I've taken more responsibility in the last week because I know it's something that has to improve. "Bernardo [Cueva] has proven he is brilliant what he does in terms of output. It's amongst the best in the league."It's not just down to coaching but also mentality."By the manager taking control, hopefully, from a mentality point of view the value goes up with the way we work."