Rosenior to make late decisions on Chelsea trio ahead of Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal | OneFootball

Liam Rosenior says he will make late decisions on whether Cole Palmer, Reece James and Malo Gusto will be involved against Arsenal.

All three were left out of the Blues squad for the FA Cup third round win over Charlton on Saturday with Rosenior saying their fitness is being managed.

“Obviously, Moises [Caicedo] is suspended,” the Chelsea head coach said ahead of the clash with the Gunners. “He was marvellous in the last game.

“We’ve had no injury problems coming out from Charlton, which is a really, really good thing. I’ll make a decision on Cole [Palmer], Reece [James] and Malo [Gusto] tomorrow.

“I’m giving them some extra time. Doing the press conference two days before is not ideal. Sorry about that, but I’ve got time to make a decision. I haven’t made a decision on the team. I will make that decision tomorrow or the morning of Wednesday.

“They’re being managed. It was a good time for them to rest in the FA Cup game.

“I believe in this group. There’s no reason to take risks on players’ health if you believe that you can win the game and they can come through and get extra training sessions and extra bits of work. That’s the way it’s worked out so far.”