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Team News: Xabi Alonso tweaks his formation with new midfielder added and Neto pushed up

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Chelsea are taking on Liverpool in the EFL Cup tonight, and the teams are in! Xabi Alonso has rotated his team for tonight’s game.

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Chelsea are taking on Liverpool in the EFL Cup tonight, and the teams are in! Xabi Alonso has rotated his team for tonight’s game. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.

The teams are out for Chelsea’s game against Liverpool tonight, and there’s less rotation than we suspected. Perhaps knowing that Saturday’s defeat was a big blow to morale and the fans, Xabi Alonso has only tweaked his usual team.

Mike Penders keeps his place in goal, and Josh Acheampong and Maxence Lacroix keep theirs in defence. Levi Colwill is rested, with Wesley Fofana coming in.

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  1. talk Chelsea · reported · 2026-10-28 19:05 UTC

    Team News: Xabi Alonso tweaks his formation with new midfielder added and Neto pushed up ↗

    Chelsea are taking on Liverpool in the EFL Cup tonight, and the teams are in! Xabi Alonso has rotated his team for tonight’s game.If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and...

  2. Talk Chelsea · reported · 2026-10-28 19:05 UTC

    Team News: Xabi Alonso tweaks his formation with new midfielder added and Neto pushed up ↗

    Chelsea are taking on Liverpool in the EFL Cup tonight, and the teams are in! Xabi Alonso has rotated his team for tonight’s game. If…

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