Chelsea vs. Morecambe: Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Aaron Anselmino, Ben Chilwell availability revealed

Chelsea caput manager Enzo Maresca has revealed whether Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Aaron Anselmino and Ben Chilwell volition play against Morecambe successful the FA Cup 3rd round.

On the backmost of 4 matches without a triumph successful the Premier League, the Blues volition beryllium looking to get backmost to winning ways against the League Two outfit.

With an important top-flight fixture against Bournemouth to travel connected Tuesday, Maresca volition rotate his starting lineup for the showdown astatine Stamford Bridge.

That theoretically near James, Lavia, Anselmino and Chilwell each to travel into contention for a relation against the Shrimps, yet Maresca has told reporters that lone fractional of that quartet volition beryllium available.

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James and Lavia to play

Speaking astatine a property conference, Maresca confirmed that some James and Lavia would beryllium provided with minutes aft their respective spells retired done injury.

The Italian said: "They are some disposable and they tin get immoderate minutes for tomorrow's game."

Although James has been selected successful the past 2 Premier League squads aft recovering from his latest hamstring injury, the nine skipper has not played immoderate shot since November 10.

Meanwhile, Lavia has not been seen since helium was withdrawn astatine fractional clip against Tottenham Hotspur connected December 8 with a musculus injury.

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Anselmino, Chilwell to beryllium near out

Anselmino has conscionable been recalled from his indebtedness stint astatine Boca Juniors with the presumption of yet earning minutes aboriginal successful the play oregon going connected indebtedness to a European club.

However, helium is not acceptable to look Morecambe, Maresca saying: "It is inactive excessively early. The program for him is to effort to enactment him successful information to get immoderate minutes successful the future, not now.

"He had immoderate wounded erstwhile helium was there. It's important for him to accommodate a small bit, to English weather, English football, and past from there, we commencement to usage him."

As for Chilwell, the left-back has not featured since a second-half outing against Barrow successful the EFL Cup successful September. Now awaiting a transportation elsewhere, Maresca has revealed that helium volition not hazard him connected Saturday.

Maresca added: "Chilwell, successful this moment, is reasoning helium is astir apt going to leave. It is amended to debar utilizing him, to debar an wounded successful this situation."

Cesare Casadei is besides not expected to diagnostic with astatine slightest two Italian clubs bidding to motion the midfielder implicit the coming weeks.

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