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Chelsea have been hit with a triple injury blow for their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Arsenal, with Cole Palmer, Reece James and Malo Gusto all missing from the matchday squad.
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The trio were all doubts for Wednesday evening’s meeting with the Gunners after being left out of the squad for Saturday's FA Cup win at Charlton through "precautionary" measures.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior told reporters on Monday that a late call will be made on their involvement, following discussions with the club's medical team on Tuesday. None have been passed fit.
Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens were also absent from the squad, though it remains to be seen if that was injury-related or a simpler selection decision. Moises Caicedo missed out due to his third suspension of the season.
An experimental-looking Chelsea team was named, with the likes of regular starters Robert Sanchez, Trevoh Chalobah, Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez alongside rotation options Estevao, Josh Acheampong and striker Marc Guiu.
Rosenior had praised Guiu's goalscoring performance after the Charlton match, which was Rosenior's first game at the helm.