Combined Chelsea and Liverpool INJURED XI as both sides sweat on fitness of stars ahead of Carabao Cup final | 6W78439 | 2024-02-19 02:08:01
Chelsea face Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on February 25; nevertheless, neither staff can be at their strongest.
THE Carabao Cup last is about to have an astonishing variety of star gamers missing.
Chelsea face Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on February 25; nevertheless, neither staff can be at their strongest.
The Blues booked their spot in the last with a comprehensive two-legged win over Middlesborough in the semi-finals.
However, Liverpool edged past Fulham to have a chance at some silverware.
The Reds are in with a shout of profitable a quadruple this season with the Premier League, Carabao Cup, FA Cup and Europa League.
Nevertheless, the ultimate on Sunday won't see lots of either club's star gamers showcased.
Chelsea
Chelsea are without quite a lot of defensive gamers for the match towards Liverpool.
Defenders Reece James, Benoit Badiashile and Marc Cucurella are all out of the final with long-term accidents.
Mauricio Pochettino additionally revealed that Thiago Silva picked up a "minor damage" before the 1-1 draw against Manchester City.
The supervisor added that the Brazilian will have to be "assessed" and could possibly be a doubt.
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Chelsea may also be without Romeo Lavia who has struggled with injuries since his summer time arrival from Southampton.
The midfielder is just not training with the rest of the primary staff and Pochettino has ruled him out of the ultimate.
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> Robert Sanchez is closing on a return for Chelsea having been out since December.
The goalkeeper is back in partial training with the staff as he recovers from his knee damage.
Wesley Fofana will definitely be out the final as he is nonetheless recovering from a long-term knee damage.
Carney Chukwuemeka is a recent doubt after he missed the draw with City after twisting his ankle in coaching last week.
Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp will probably be without a few of his key gamers for the final towards Chelsea.
The Four-1 win over Brentford on Saturday was marred by the triple withdrawal of Darwin Nunez, Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota.
Jota seemed devastated as he was stretchered off the pitch and Klopp confirmed that he had suffered the "worst" damage of the three.
Curtis Jones was subbed off after getting a knock on his ankle through the recreation.
He was seen on crutches after full-time, and Klopp insisted that it was a "normal" process.
Nunez was taken off at half-time towards the Bees and is now a doubt for the ultimate.
Klopp has instructed that the attacker "felt just a little" in the course of the match in order that they determined to "push the brake" and get him off.
Alisson Becker's absence might be an enormous blow for the Reds after he picked up a muscle damage earlier than the Brentford match.
The extent of the goalkeeper's damage just isn't but recognized, and Caoimhin Kelleher might have to start out in his place.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been confirmed as an absentee for the final as he has a knee injury.
Klopp has additionally put doubt on Dominik Szoboszlai's appearance in the last as he has a hamstring drawback.
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