Chelsea news: Levi Colwill injury update as Xabi Alonso ‘takes blame’ after chaotic EFL Cup win over Leeds

Xabi Alonso has played down wounded fears implicit defender Levi Colwill pursuing Chelsea’s chaotic 6-3 victory against Leeds United successful the EFL Cup 3rd circular connected Wednesday.

Colwill was taken retired of the starting lineup and watched connected arsenic an unused substitute successful Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League decision to rivals Arsenal astatine the Emirates Stadium.

The 23-year-old centre-back was past recalled arsenic 1 of 9 changes made by Alonso for the midweek cupful clash with Leeds, earlier helium was substituted for Wesley Fofana successful the 76th minute.

Colwill headed consecutive down the passageway astatine Stamford Bridge aft coming off, and Alonso was asked post-match if his substitution was injury-related.

The Spaniard told reporters: "No, no. It is conscionable from small things that he's having, but we don't expect that it's an injury.”

This updates comes arsenic a boost for some Chelsea and England, with the Blues facing high-flying Hull City and Brentford successful their adjacent 2 Premier League games earlier the Three Lions hole for September’s planetary break.

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Chelsea volition observe their EFL Cup fourth-round opponents adjacent week aft coming from 2 goals down astatine fractional clip to prevail successful an action-packed nine-goal thriller against Leeds.

Alonso’s broadside were booed disconnected astatine the interval and the Spaniard responded by making a quadruple substitution, bringing connected Morgan Rogers, Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and skipper Reece James who each made a notable impact.

Club-record signing Rogers registered 4 assists, Palmer netted a brace and Neto was besides connected the scoresheet on with Danny Welbeck (2) and Valentin Barco arsenic Chelsea produced a ruthless second-half show to powerfulness past Leeds.

Alonso has placed the “blame” and “responsibility” connected his shoulders for Chelsea’s shaky commencement and volition measure however helium tin marque his squad players much impactful going forward.

Alonso “will person a deeper assessment” aft comeback Chelsea win

"I request to instrumentality my ain blasted and my ain work connected the things that happen," said the Spaniard. "I request to beryllium capable to assistance them amended truthful they are not responsible, and aft you request to respond and deliberation what's amended for the team.

“When you don’t person clip to enactment with them, it is hard to vie astatine this level, truthful it is my responsibility, and we had to instrumentality decisions astatine fractional time. We request to analyse it.

“I volition person a deeper appraisal astir however I tin assistance players not playing that overmuch to person a amended impact.”

Discussing the quality successful level betwixt his proven stars and Chelsea's fringe options, Alonso added: “I similar not to instrumentality that cynical [view], and I cognize astir apt I haven’t taken the close decisions for them to amusement their champion level. It is thing I volition larn from today.”

Chelsea volition present crook their attraction to Saturday’s Premier League location clash with astonishment bundle Hull, who are yet to concede a azygous extremity since securing promotion to the top-flight.