Alan Smith is on duty for Sky Sports doing commentary at Stamford Bridge tonight, and before kick off he addressed the notable Chelsea team sheet. Reece James, Malo Gusto and Cole Palmer are all out of the squad entirely, despite having apparently been close to fitness for this game.
Chelsea will not have Moises Caicedo available against Arsenal in the 1st leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday night. Liam Rosenior has named his side as he prepares for his first match in the dugout at Stamford Bridge after being appointed as Chelsea head coach.
Chelsea face Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the EFL Cup semi final in just over an hour, and the teams are in! Here are the full team line-ups for Chelsea
This is a syndicated version of this story, originally featured on the BBC Sport website. In his first week in charge of Chelsea, Liam Rosenior has said all of the right things – although it was never really in doubt that he would.
Chelsea’s team for tonight is yet to be released, and one of the big questions will be about whether young winger Estevao Willian starts. He was expected to play against Charlton at the weekend.
Pedro Neto has been speaking to the media ahead of Chelsea’s EFL Cup semi final first leg against Arsenal today. “It will be a really important match [vs Arsenal].
Chelsea take on Arsenal in the EFL Cup tonight, in Liam Rosenior’s first big game in charge. Here’s the team we think he will pick. In goal we will see Robert Sanchez restored to his usual spot after Filip Jorgensen had an unexpected chance in the FA Cup at the weekend.
We have always warned you that this January was set to be a quiet one, and it looks like that’s been an accurate prediction. One thing that IS happening, as we’ve just heard from Nizaar Kinsella, is that one of Chelsea’s on loan goalkeepers is being recalled.
This was always going to be a very slow January, and that’s proved to be the case, two weeks in. The only real action at Chelsea has been on the managerial front.
One club owners has been explaining how he now believes they will benefit from some transfer deals with Chelsea FC. We all know the story behind this one and what is going on here.
There are reportedly three key Arsenal players out of the game against Chelsea tonight with two major doubts as well. Obviously any Arsenal side that is put out tonight is going to be a good side, and Chelsea will know that.
Former Blues Jason Cundy has called on new head coach Liam Rosenior to sort out Chelsea’s “appalling” disciplinary record. Chelsea have the unfortunate record of being the side with the worst discipline in the league this season, and have picked up 62 yellow cards and five red cards so far.
Former Chelsea player and coach Jody Morris has told Liam Rosenior he needs to get Champions League football or his job could be under threat. Rosenior was announced as Chelsea’s new head coach last week, and has signed a six and half year contract at Stamford Bridge.
Liam Rosenior said he will likely have a conversation with Chelsea's hierarchy this week regarding potential future signings after "good surprises" in his debut win over Charlton Athletic.
Liam Rosenior has labelled Cole Palmer and four of his team mates as “special talents” as he spoke about how to get the best out of the England international.
Chelsea are looking to sign a centre back this summer and are admirers of Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet according to reports. The Blues tried to sign Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth last summer, but the Spain international opted to join Spanish giants Real Madrid.
Liam Rosenior has insisted he wants to assess the current squad before deciding on any potential future signings. Last summer the Blues once again heavily invested in the squad, and made five new attacking signings as the forward line underwent a major revamp.
Chelsea have held talks over a move for Feyenoord winger Anis Hadj-Moussa who impressed for Algeria at the African Cup of Nations according to reports.
The BBC have mentioned four Chelsea transfer targets, with one of them being a 26-cap Turkish international star. Chelsea aren’t expected to be too busy in the winter transfer market, with most of the focus being on the summer transfer window.
Chelsea are known admirers of Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo who has less than 18 months left on his contract according to reports. The Blues once again heavily invested in the squad last summer, and totally revamped their front line with five new attacking signings.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior seemingly opens the door to bomb squad members Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi. The club have this thing where if you are not part of the plans and you are up for sale, you don’t train or play with the first team until you are sold.
Liam Rosenior has stated he’s going to use Estevao when he thinks it’s the right time to do so, and hinted he could start against Arsenal on Wednesday evening.
One Chelsea player is seemingly very happy that Liam Rosenior is his new head coach at the club going off his latest comments. We are just getting ready to welcome Arsenal to Stamford Bridge tonight in the first leg of the League Cup semi final for the 8pm kick off later on.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has seemingly made a call about whether Cole Palmer will be playing tonight against Arsenal. As we know, Palmer has been struggling with a groin issue for some time now, and recently, it kept him out for a good chunk of time.
A global rugby legend has declared he’s now a Chelsea supporter after meeting club captain Reece James. The former world champion shared his admiration for the 24-year-old in a social media post that impressed fans across both sports.