Chelsea injury news: Xabi Alonso provides Marco Palestra, Moises Caicedo update ahead of Leeds United EFL Cup tie

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has confirmed that Marco Palestra and Moises Caicedo volition stay absent for Wednesday's EFL Cup 3rd circular necktie against Leeds United.

The Blues person accumulated six points from their opening 3 Premier League matches, with the brace accumulating conscionable 14 minutes betwixt them.

Palestra is yet to marque a competitory quality for Chelsea, contempt playing regularly during pre-season, portion Caicedo suffered a recurrence of an wounded soon aft his instauration versus Brighton & Hove Albion connected August 30.

In caller days, Palestra has hinted that he is closing successful connected a return, portion Caicedo is not believed to beryllium acold distant from featuring successful the squad again.

However, astatine a property league connected Tuesday up of the fixture astatine Stamford Bridge, Alonso revealed that the brace would beryllium absent from the matchday selection.

Alonso provides Palestra, Caicedo update

Speaking to reporters, Alonso said: "No, not yet. Still not acceptable to go. Not the infinitesimal to instrumentality excessively aboriginal risk. So we spell crippled by crippled with them and it's excessively early."

On Palestra, helium added: "He came with immense energy, immense tendency to bask his crippled successful the Premier League. He had a precise bully pre-season and close a fewer days earlier the archetypal crippled against Fulham, helium picked up an injury.

"But it's portion of the beingness of a shot subordinate to travel backmost from injury. But we volition request him for definite due to the fact that helium has large imaginable and helium volition adhd a batch of bully qualities that we request for the team."

When pushed connected whether Caicedo could instrumentality against Hull City connected Saturday, the Spaniard stated: "Potentially, yes. But we request to hold and astir apt Thursday, Friday, we'll cognize more."

Henderson, Emegha update up of Leeds United tie

Meanwhile, Alonso was besides asked whether Jordan Henderson was disposable to instrumentality from a wrist injury, oregon Emegha from a musculus problem.

He said: "No, not yet. How far? Ask maine connected Friday. Ask maine connected Friday."

Henderson and Emegha did not diagnostic during pre-season and volition realistically person to hold until aft the September planetary interruption earlier being considered for thing much than an quality disconnected the substitutes' bench.