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Blues dealt double injury blow ahead of facing London rivals

Chelsea will today be without both Estevao and Marc Cucurella for a huge Premier League derby at Arsenal.

Estevao and Cucurella both missed the Burnley draw due to hamstring injuries and have not been pictured in training on any of Chelsea’s official channels this week.

Rosenior provided an update on both players during his pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon, confirming neither will feature in north London.

He said: “Unfortunately, Estevao will be out for a little longer.

"Cucurella is progressing really well. He's not available for Sunday but hopefully we get him back soon."

Ruled out: Estevao and Marc Cucurella

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With Cucurella absent, Rosenior can choose between Jorrel Hato or Malo Gusto at left-back.

Wesley Fofana is suspended following his dismissal against Burnley, so Rosenior will have to place his faith in a new partner for Trevoh Chalobah at centre-back.

Jamie Gittens will not be available once more as he suffered a tear in his hamstring when sustaining the injury that forced him off in the first half of the 3-2 win over West Ham last month.

Chelsea will also remain without injured Levi Colwill for the Leeds match, but Romeo Lavia was on the bench against Burnley and is back in contention.

So, too, is fellow central midfielder Dario Essugo who is back available following an unfortunate slip in training early in Rosenior’s tenure.

The Blues’ head coach will pick a strong line-up to face the Premier League leaders, and that will likely mean sticking with Moises Caicedo and Andrey Santos as the midfield pairing, with Enzo Fernandez in the No10 position and Cole Palmer at right wing.

The alternative would be to trust captain Reece James in midfield with Caicedo. He excelled in that role in the 1-1 draw between the teams at Stamford Bridge back in November.

Chelsea predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto; Santos, Caicedo; Palmer, Fernandez, Neto; Joao Pedro

Injured: Gittens, Colwill, Jorgensen, Cucurella, Estevao

Suspended: Fofana

Time and date: 4:30pm GMT on Sunday, March 1, 2026

How to watch: Sky Sports

Venue: Emirates Stadium