Chelsea without Mendy for EFL cup
Chelsea without Mendy for EFL cup
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy will miss his side’s Carabao Cup tie against Aston Villa but manager Thomas Tuchel
says it is “possible” he will be fit to face Manchester City on Saturday.
Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy will miss his side’s Carabao Cup tie against Aston Villa but manager Thomas Tuchel says it is “possible”
he will be fit to face Manchester City on Saturday.
Villa travel to Stamford Bridge in the third round on Wednesday.
“Saturday is possible,” Tuchel said of Mendy’s chances. “But it’s a race against pain and a race against time.
Tuchel confirmed there will be changes for Chelsea, who are joint-top of the Premier League alongside Liverpool after five games and
host reigning champions City on Saturday.
“There will be some changes because we take the opportunity to give important minutes in an important competition to guys who are
missing the minutes at the moment,” Tuchel said.
Dean Smith’s Villa, who are 10th in the league and lost 3-0 at Chelsea when the sides met earlier this month, defeated League Two Barrow 6-0
after entering the EFL Cup at the second-round stage.
