Chelsea are up against it in their quest to reach the Carabao Cup final, with them needing to overturn a first leg deficit against Arsenal in the semi-finals.
The Blues trail 3-2 following the clash at Stamford Bridge, and actually have Alejandro Garnacho to thank for still being in the tie at all.
The Argentine came off the bench to score twice, however is unlikely to start on Tuesday. Garnacho had a nightmare up against West Ham.
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Liam Rosenior will be forced to get creative with his options. Jamie Gittens is out with an injury, while Estevao Willian is currently on compassionate leave.
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The best XI Chelsea can pick to face Arsenal
The Chelsea Chronicle have named the XI the manager has to name in order to pick up what looks an impossible result against the league leaders.
Robert Sanchez will continue in goal for the Blues, despite the fact that Rosenior offered a positive update on Filip Jorgensen’s fitness going into the game.
At right-back, Malo Gusto will start again, allowing Reece James to make a move to the middle of the park where he previously starred against Arsenal.
Wesley Fofana is fresh off coming off the bench to provide an assist against West Ham, and he will be starting on Tuesday.
Alongside him, Trevoh Chalobah will start. He has proven the most consistent centre-back for the club since Rosenior came in.
Marc Cucurella will return to the starting side after a tough outing for Jorrel Hato on Saturday.
James will captain the side from midfield. He won the Declan Rice vs Moises Caicedo battle on his own when the two sides met at Stamford Bridge.
Caicedo will be hoping things go better for him this time around. He was sent off in the first half of their draw in the Premier League.
Ahead of those two, Enzo Fernandez will be looking to continue his impressive run of scoring in the last three games in a row.
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The right-wing will be occupied by Cole Palmer, assuming he is fit enough to feature after playing 90 minutes against West Ham.
The opposite side will see Pedro Neto start. Chelsea fans owe Neto an apology after watching Garnacho feature at the weekend.
Up front, Rosenior will back the hot hand in Joao Pedro, who has found goals and assists easy to come by in recent weeks.
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