These are the Chelsea vs Cardiff confirmed lineups for their Carabao Cup tie. The Quarter-Final will see Premier League meet League 1 leaders in one of the more lopsided outings in this stage of the draw. The Blues are seeking to make it to another semi-final after winning the Europa Conference League and Club World Cup this year, the Carabao has been kind to them on the draw so they’ll be hoping to take it home this year after their failure in the final under Mauricio Pochettino not too long ago. Their opponents will be hoping to continue their fairytale run after eliminating a higher division side to make it this far.
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Chelsea vs Cardiff Confirmed Lineups for December 16
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### Chelsea Team News
This will be updated when the team’s eleven is revealed
### Notable Changes
Be sure to check back as this will be discussed when the starting lineup is available. It will focus on any changes to the starters or tactical approach from the win over Everton.
### Cardiff Team News
This will be updated when the official lineup is announced.
### Chelsea Squad
* Rob Sanchez
* Filip Jorgensen
* Gaga Slonina
* Max Merrick
* Marc Cucurella
* Tosin Adrabioyo
* Benoit Badiashile
* Levi Colwill
* Jorre Hato
* Trevoh Chalobah
* Reece James
* Malo Gusto
* Wes Fofana
* Josh Acheampong
* Enzo Fernandez
* Dario Essugo
* Andrey Santos
* Moises Caicedo
* Romeo Lavia
* Pedro Neto
* Liam Delap
* Cole Palmer
* Jamie Gittens
* JOao Pedro
* Tyrique George
* Marc Guiu
* Facundo Buonanotte
* Estevao
* Alejandro Garnacho
* Mykhailo Mudryk
### Cardiff Squad
* Nathan Trott
* Jak Alnwick
* Matthew Turner
* Will Fish
* Joel Bagan
* Gabriel Osho
* Calum CHambers
* Perry Ng
* Ronan Kpakio
* Dylan Lawlor
* Ryan Wintle
* Omari Kellyman
* Rubin Colwill
* David Turnbull
* Alex Robertson
* Eli King
* Joel Colwill
* Dakarai Mafico
* Ollie Tanner
* Chris Willock
* Yousef Salech
* Tanatsawa Nyakuhwa
* Isaak Davies
* Cian Ty Ashford
* Callum Robinson
Stay tuned for the Chelsea vs Cardiff confirmed lineups. There will be news as well as discussions on who started, who missed out, and what tactical alterations we could see.
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