In midfield, Valentin Barco makes his competitive debut after a summer transfer from Chelsea’s BlueCo sister club Strasbourg, with fellow new signing Pep Chavarria at left-back and Danny Welbeck up front.Moises Caicedo misses out again through injury, along with Marco Palestra and Jordan Henderson.“We need to check a little bit more with Marco.”Ruled out: Moises CaicedoAFP/GettyWesley Fofana serves the second match of his two-game suspension following a red card received on the final day of last season at Sunderland.That means more minutes for Josh Acheampong and Maxence Lacroix at the back for Chelsea, along with Malo Gusto and Chavarria.Reece James captains the side from midfield, with Estevao also in attack but no Fernandez even on the bench amid rumours over an imminent transfer bid from Manchester City.Chelsea XI: Penders, Gusto, Acheampong, Lacroix, Chavarria, James, Barco, Estevao, Palmer, Rogers, WelbeckSubs: Sanchez, Anselmino, Hato, Watson, Lavia, Gittens, Neto, Emegha, Joao PedroInjured: Caicedo, Palestra, HendersonTime and date: 7.30pm BST on Thursday August 27, 2026
Chelsea XI vs Luton: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Carabao Cup today
Full Article
Original Source
Read the full article at Standard →KhanList aggregates and links to publicly available news content. We do not host full articles from third-party sources. Always verify important information with original sources.