Chelsea XI vs Aston Villa: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for FA Cup game today…
Chelsea will still be without Christopher Nkunku and Malo Gusto for tonight’s FA Cup tie against Aston Villa.
Chelsea say the duo are in “team training for their reconditioning phase” but will be unavailable for this evening’s fourth round contest at Stamford Bridge, but Mauricio Pochettino subsequently revealed that they could both feature against Liverpool on Wednesday.
They are among 10 players out for now though, a list that also includes Nicolas Jackson, who remains at the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.
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Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Lesley Ugochukwu and Romeo Lavia are all out injured, while Trevoh Chalobah is still working his way back to fitness having not played all season.
Chelsea will likely draft Conor Gallagher back in following the 6-1 win over Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup semi-finals as they face high-flying Premier League opposition in the other domestic cup competition.
Goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic could play behind a defence featuring Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Levi Colwill and Ben Chilwell.
Gallagher should return to a midfield also featuring Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, while Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling and Armando Broja are likely to continue in attack.
Predicted Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1): Petrovic; Disasi, Silva, Colwill, Chilwell; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Gallagher, Sterling; Broja
Injured: Gusto, Nkunku, Chalobah, Cucurella, Sanchez, James, Fofana, Ugochukwu, Lavia
Unavailable: Jackson (AFCON)
Time and date: 7:45pm GMT on Friday January 26, 2024
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
