The Blues will be without eight players on Wednesday night as they travel to Anfield
Christopher Nkunku is ready to return after a month out with a hip injury to boost Chelsea ahead of Wednesday’s trip to face Liverpool.
The 26-year-old forward, though, will likely only be fit enough to feature from the bench. Defender Malo Gusto is also back in full training and could join his team-mate.
Christopher Nkunku is ready to return after a month out with a hip injury to boost Chelsea ahead of Wednesday’s trip to face Liverpool.
The 26-year-old forward, though, will likely only be fit enough to feature from the bench. Defender Malo Gusto is also back in full training and could join his team-mate.
Levi Colwill remains out with a minor tendon injury sustained in the warm-up before last week’s 0-0 draw with Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Trevoh Chalobah has been training with the squad but is still not ready to return to competitive action.
Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Wesley Fofana, Lesley Ugochukwu and Romeo Lavia are out injured.
Goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic will continue in front of a back four likely to include Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile and Ben Chilwell.
Christopher Nkunku is ready to return after a month out with a hip injury to boost Chelsea ahead of Wednesday’s trip to face Liverpool.
The 26-year-old forward, though, will likely only be fit enough to feature from the bench. Defender Malo Gusto is also back in full training and could join his team-mate.
Levi Colwill remains out with a minor tendon injury sustained in the warm-up before last week’s 0-0 draw with Aston Villa in the FA Cup. Trevoh Chalobah has been training with the squad but is still not ready to return to competitive action.
Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Wesley Fofana, Lesley Ugochukwu and Romeo Lavia are out injured.
Goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic will continue in front of a back four likely to include Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Benoit Badiashile and Ben Chilwell.
Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Conor Gallagher could continue in midfield, with Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling and Noni Madueke to start in attack.
Nicolas Jackson is heading back from the Africa Cup of Nations after Senegal were on Monday night knocked out by hosts Ivory Coast, but Wednesday’s trip up north will likely come too soon.
Armando Broja may not start given the uncertainty around his ongoing future, with Wolves seeing a loan bid rejected on Tuesday.
Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Disasi, Silva, Badiashile, Chilwell; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Madueke.
Injuries: Chalobah, Cucurella, Sanchez, James, Fofana, Ugochukwu, Lavia, Colwill
