Newton joins Chelsea coaching staff

Eddie Newton's last season as a Chelsea player was the 1998-99 campaign

Former Blues midfielder links up again with Roberto di Matteo

Former Chelsea midfielder Eddie Newton has returned to the club as part of the Blues coaching staff.

Newton joins the backroom team under interim boss Roberto di Matteo until the end of the season, following the departure of manager Andre Villas-Boas.

The 40-year-old Newton, who worked under Di Matteo at both West Brom and MK Dons, made his Chelsea debut in 1992 and stayed with the club until 1999.

He scored in the 1997 FA Cup final, when Di Matteo created history with the quickest goal in a Wembley final as Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0.

Newton joins Steve Holland, who remains as assistant first-team coach and goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon.

Chris Jones, who has been with the club since 2006, steps up to take the role of first-team fitness coach with Jose Mario Rocha, who held that position under Villas-Boas, leaving the club.