Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois out injured vs. Brighton; Ross Barkley on bench

20 January 2018 11:30
Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley explains what the club's interest in Andy Carroll and Peter Crouch means for Antonio Conte. Stevie Nicol tries to make sense of what exactly is going on at Chelsea, in particular Antonio Conte's future and Chelsea's transfer dealings. ESPN FC's Steve Nicol assesses rumours around Peter Crouch, Cristiano Ronaldo, Emre Can, Olivier Giroud and many more in Transfer Rater. Chelsea were without goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois against Brighton due to an ankle injury, with Willy Caballero replacing him at the Amex Stadium as new signing oss Barkley was named as a substitute.  Courtois picked up the injury in training at Cobham and adds to the lengthy list of absentees for head coach Antonio Conte, who was already without Alvaro Morata and Pedro Rodriguez due to suspension after the pair were sent off in Chelsea's penalty shootout win over Norwich City in Wednesday's......read full article

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