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It's the semifinal of the Carabao Cup and Chelsea will face Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in the return match on Thursday night.
The Blues clashed after a 2-0 defeat against Arsenal in the Premier League this weekend, a result that angered head coach Maurizio Sarri.
Less than 24 hours later, the Spurs left late to defeat Fulham in a derby in London while Harry Winks' last header sealed Mauricio Pochettino's men's three points at Craven Cottage.
However, the victory cost dear Lilywhites. Dele Alli, who canceled Fernando Llorente's goal in the first half, was hamstrung and joined Harry Kane.
This could give the Blues an edge as they look to fill a 1-0 first-leg deficit in the last fortnight and hold a meeting in the final against the Manchester City man.
Since the holiday season is behind us, the match schedule has been relaxed for some teams, which has allowed managers and head coaches to host key players after their injury.
Sarri has been rather unlucky as he has had to deal with several injuries over the past few weeks, but Olivier Giroud and Pedro are again in top form, which means there's only two issues in prospect at Stamford Bridge.
We therefore examined the last situation in the treatment room of the Blues. The match against the Spurs is fast approaching thanks to the good people of physioroom.com.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Injury: Return
Expected return date: No defined return date
Marco van Ginkel
Injury: ACL Knee
Expected return date: No defined return date
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