Lavia, Estevao, Gittens, Delap: Latest Chelsea team news to face Wrexham in FA Cup
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The Chelsea team news has been confirmed ahead of their FA Cup fifth round tie against Wrexham on Saturday evening.
Another Championship side awaits Liam Rosenior's side after victories over Charlton Athletic and Hull City, which sees Chelsea two wins away from reaching Wembley for the semi-finals.
It's been a big week for Chelsea after a crucial 4-1 win over Aston Villa away from home in the Premier League, bouncing back from the 2-1 loss to Arsenal.
A trip to Wrexham is their third away game in a row, with their run on the road continuing next Wednesday when they face Paris Saint-Germain in the Chamions League.
The games are coming thick and fast for Chelsea as the business end of the season approaches, which requires Rosenior to utilise his squad.
"I've said from day one I'm going to use the squad," insisted Rosenior. "I've just said I don't think I've had the same XI in any game that we've played because I know I've got an excellent squad.
"My idea and the club's idea is to build a squad to win trophies and you need to rotate. It's impossible. I don't know what the stat is but from us playing in the Club World Cup, we've played over 100 games in a short space of time.
"We need to make sure we're strong enough to compete in every game but we're expected to win every game that we play."
After Filip Jorgensen was chosen to start against Aston Villa, it remains unclear whether Rosenior will opt to keep him in goal against Wrexham, or if Robert Sanchez will return to start.
Meanwhile, Estevao Willian and Jamie Gittens are progressing well ahead of their returns from injury. But the attacking duo will not be available on Saturday evening.
On Estevao, Rosenior revealed: "He's back on the pitch but he's not ready for this one. We need to be really, really careful, given it was a hamstring injury. So he just needs to clear a few more markers before we put him back in. But obviously it'll be a big boost to have him back in the group."
On Gittens, the Chelsea head coach added: "He is getting really close, which is great. He had a really positive scan. So hopefully within the next seven days he'll be back in the group."
Romeo Lavia is getting closer to being available to start for Chelsea, revealed Rosenior, who confirmed the Belgian midfielder is set to play a part in the cup tie.
After his three assists against Hull in the previous round, Liam Delap will be itching to go again and emulate the form of his fellow striker Joao Pedro, who netted a hat-trick against Aston Villa.
Pedro Neto returns to the side after serving his one-match ban against Villa.
Along with Neto, Benoit Badiashile and Mamadou Sarr need to avoid bookings against Wrexham, should they play, with the trio at risk of suspension after each picking up a yellow card in the earlier rounds.
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