Chelsea predicted lineup vs. Newcastle United: Carabao Cup

Three days after its 2-1 victory in the Premier League, Chelsea travel north to St. James’ Park for its second meeting in a row against Newcastle United, this time in the Carabao Cup.

The Blues ended the Magpies’ Carabao Cup dream a season ago, progressing to the semi-finals on penalties at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea ended up at Wembley in the final, but Mauricio Pochettino’s side were beaten by Liverpool in the final.

Fresh from Sunday’s win, Enzo Maresca once again has all the first team players at his disposal. Although his side were superior to Newcastle last time out, it would be a surprise if any player repeats in the starting XI.

Maresca has made it a habit to fully rotate his squad, using a completely different XI in the league compared to the one in the Carabao Cup and UEFA Conference League.

GK: Filip Jørgensen—Maresca insists he is happy with Robert Sánchez starting in the league despite his shaky moments. Jörgensen has been solid in the midweek games and could push for the No. 1 spot in the EPL soon.

LB: Marc Cucurella—Reece James’ return to fitness has left Cucurella as the odd man out in the league. However, Malo Gusto has not been up to his last season’s standards and James’ health is never a guarantee, so the Spaniard could be back in the EPL ranks very soon.

CB: Tosin Adarabioyo—The former Fulham central defender is a solid back up. He returns to the XI after his up-and-down display at Anfield a week and a half ago.

CB: Renato Veiga-Veiga’s versatility has already been showcased in his early days with the Blues, playing as a midfielder, full-back and central defender since his arrival. There is a lot to be excited about for the 21-year-old.

RB: Axel Disasi—Mauricio Pochettino experimented and played Disasi at full-back late in his Chelsea tenure. Disasi must be grateful, otherwise it’s hard to imagine how he would get minutes under Maresca if it wasn’t for him offering James and Gusto rest midweek.

CM: Enzo Fernández—Romeo Lavia continues to impress and has fully taken over as Moisés Caicedo’s midfield partner in the Premier League. Fernández looked good against Panathinaikos, finally playing deeper instead of how he has been used alongside Caicedo.

CM: Kieran Dewsbury-Hall—The former Leicester City player has not put a foot wrong since his arrival in West London.

LW: Mykhailo Mudryk—Fresh off a goal and two assists against Panathinaikos, Mudryk looks sharper and more confident of late.

AM: João Félix—Félix is ​​stuck behind Cole Palmer, who speaks to Chelsea’s deep squad. Félix scored a goal against Panathinaikos.

RW: Jadon Sancho—After a fantastic start to his Chelsea career, Sancho has not played a minute in the Blues’ last two games. Pedro Neto was brilliant at the weekend and seems to have taken over the starting role in the league for the time being.

ST: Christopher Nkunku—Nkunku will look to continue his run of goals in every midweek game Chelsea have played this season. He has already bagged nine goals this season, but Nicolas Jackson’s strong form has relegated him to just 153 minutes so far in the Premier League.

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