Middlesbrough vs. Chelsea will face each other in the first leg semi-final of the Carabao Cup. Find out the possible lineups.
Previa Middlesbrough vs. Chelsea
The last stop before the League Cup final will begin. At the Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough vs. Chelsea for the first leg semi-final. A duel between two teams that have different scenarios, but in the Cup the panorama changes.
The homeowners come to this commitment with the mission of recovering the good running, since accumulate two falls in a row and only two games won in their last five. However, his progress in the League Cup made him the only one from the Championship to reach these levels.
They will also start this key against a rival who has a hard time beating them because they lost the four previous matches against them. Although the outlook may be positive, since they reached the semis undefeated, they won their five previous duels.
He Boro It has a better performance at home in the second division. harvested 19 points of the 16 they have. But they come from losing 0-1 against Villa in round 3 of the FA Cup.
Meanwhile, the Blues They have maintained a positive performance since the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024. Despite the irregularity, they are still alive to fight for the Carabao Cup. They need to emerge unscathed from their visit to Middlesbrough to close the key at home.
Although it is the first time they have played as a visitor in the competition, in the Premier they showed that they can get the results. They took out 13 points out of 28 and scored 17 goals. What’s more, they took the last match they played away from their stadium.
Chelsea maintains hegemony over its current rival because it won all four meetings between them, three as visitors. The forecasts suggest that Chelsea will get a positive result from their visit.
Possible alignments Middlesbrough vs. Chelsea
Michael Carrick would form with his usual 4-2-3-1.
The eleven would be: Thomas Glover; Álex Bangura, Lukas Engel, Matthew Clarke, Rav van den Berg; Hayden Hackney, Daniel Barlaser; Sam Greenwood, Morgan Rogers, Isaiah Jones; Josh Coburn.
The Boro He has nine absences due to injury: Darragh Lenihan (Achilles tendon), Emmanuel Latte Lath (hamstring), Hayden Hackney (groin), Lewis O’Brien (ankle), Marcus Forss (thigh), Matt Crooks (physical discomfort), Patrick McNair (back), Seny Dieng (hip), Tommy Smith (Achilles tendon).
Suspended: none.
Mauricio Pochettino would come out with a 4-2-3-1 that could vary to 4-4-2.
The lineup would be: Djordje Petrovic; Bad Taste, Levi Colwill, Thiago Silva, Alfie Gilchrist; Moses Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Mykhaylo Mudryk, Cole Palmer, Raheem Sterling, Armando Broja.
Los Blues They have ten absences due to injury: Ben Chilwell (hamstring), Carney Chukwuemeka (muscular), Christopher Nkunku (hip), Lesley Ugochukwu (hamstring), Marc Cucurella (ankle), Reece James (hamstring), Robert Sanchez (knee), Romelo Lavia (muscular), Trevoh Chalobah (hamstring), Wesley Fofana (cruciate ligament).
Suspended: none.
Chelsea announced which players will be absent for the match against Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup semi-final.
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2024-01-09 03:25:14
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