Xabi Alonso unsure if Chelsea star will be fit for Liverpool Carabao Cup clash

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Xabi Alonso says he is unsure whether one Chelsea star will be fit for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash with Liverpool Chelsea suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Tottenham on Saturday at Stamford Bridge, handing Xabi Alonso his first home defeat as Chelsea head coach.The game was goalless at half-time before Tottenham took the lead in the 77th minute. It was the first red card of his senior career, and Mathys Tel added a second goal in the 87th minute.Palmer’s suspension rules him out of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie at Liverpool.Chelsea were also without their top scorer Joao Pedro, who missed the game after a problem in training the day before.Liverpool enjoyed a better weekend.

Andoni Iraola won his first Premier League game at Anfield as head coach, beating Brighton 2-0 on Sunday.Florian Wirtz’s shot, deflected in by Pascal Gross, opened the scoring. Alexander Isak made it two four minutes later, finishing a Bradley Barcola cross, and the victory was Liverpool’s fourth in a row in all competitions.Chelsea now head to Anfield with their attack stretched, and Alonso is unsure whether Pedro will be fit for the fourth-round tie on Wednesday.Asked after the Tottenham defeat how serious the Brazilian’s injury was, Alonso said: “We don’t know yet because he has a lot of fluid.”“He felt it yesterday [Friday] and we need to wait probably until tomorrow to do the test and to know the whole situation and the whole seriousness of the injury.

We will know soon enough.”Pedro has been central to Chelsea’s season, with five goals and three assists in six league starts. Chelsea Joao Pedro Xabi Alonso