Chelsea welcome city rivals Tottenham Hotspur to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday for the first of the two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final clash.
Thomas Tuchel’s men came from two goals behind over the weekend against Liverpool to snatch an important draw and secure a point from the crunch Premier League fixture.
Let us now have a look at how Thomas Tuchel might set up his Chelsea side against Spurs –
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Edouard Mendy’s departure for the African Cup of Nations opens the door for his deputy Kepa to man the goalposts in the Chelsea colours in the midweek cup outing.
At the back, Trevoh Chalobah’s hamstring issue will allow Malang Sarr to take up a starting role in the centre-back role alongside Antonio Rudiger and Thiago Silva.
In the wing-back slots, both Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso are tipped to retain their starting berths with Jorginho in line to return to the XI in the heart of the midfield,
Romelu Lukaku should remain sidelined following his recent row with Thomas Tuchel who is likely to field Kai Havertz once again as his central striker up top on the pitch.
