Daniel Farke provides fitness update ahead of Chelsea clash | OneFootball

After a quick turnaround following the weekend’s Premier League draw at Brighton & Hove Albion, attentions now turn to the trip to Chelsea for Wednesday’s EFL Cup Round Three tie for Daniel Farke’s side.

The manager spoke to the press ahead of the visit to Stamford Bridge and hopes to have a strong squad at his disposal as the Whites look to progress in the competition.

When asked if there was any major updates to his players’ availability, the boss explained: “Joe Rodon, obviously long-term injury out.

“Little question mark behind Daniel James. He reported during the warm-up at Brighton some issues with his back and also with his hamstring.

“Scan results were good so it seems like no new injury. He just had an individual session yesterday. It was okay.

“We have two more sessions, one this afternoon and a light session tomorrow morning. If he comes through these two sessions, then he is hopefully available. So, I would say a little question mark but I am carefully optimistic. All the others are ready.

“I trust my whole squad and there is always a chance also for changes. We even had changes on the first game days and, yeah, we want to be difficult to predict and also flexible.

“There is also a chance right now to rotate a bit due to this relatively quick turnaround and of course, at this stage of the competition, we would perhaps rotate a bit more than we would do for a normal league game. That is quite normal.”