Overview
- Just over a week after signing a six-and-a-half-year deal, Liam Rosenior leads Chelsea into tonight’s first leg at Stamford Bridge against Premier League leaders Arsenal.
- Moises Caicedo is suspended for the tie, while Reece James, Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto were late doubts, with James training on Tuesday and viewed as a potential boost.
- Rosenior has played down talk of this being the biggest match of his career, stressing a focus on the next game and the need to win it.
- He has rewatched November’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal and wants Chelsea to press and match the intensity that impressed him in that meeting.
- Wayne Rooney praised Chelsea’s increased work rate in Rosenior’s first match, and analysis suggests the underdogs may look to counter and stay alive over the two legs with a Wembley place at stake.