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Tabuteau, S. (2026, October 29). Chelsea XI vs Manchester United: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-xi-vs-manchester-united-confirmed-team-news-predicted-lineup-injury-latest-premier-league-b1302848.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-29 · by Sam Tabuteau

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Chelsea's match against Manchester United is marred by multiple injury concerns. Lacroix has a hamstring issue, while Reece James remains out until the new year due to knee surgery and Joao Pedro will miss several weeks with a thigh problem. Manager Alonso mentions that Moises Caicedo played through pain during their recent game at Anfield but could be assessed along with Malo Gusto for this upcoming match. The predicted lineup features young players such as Hato and Rogers, while Gittens, among others, are out due to injuries.
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Caicedo PERSON · 3× Lacroix PERSON · 3× Alonso PERSON · 2× Hato PERSON · 2× Brazilian NORP · 1× Frenchman NORP · 1× Joao Pedro PERSON · 1× Liverpool ORG · 1× Malo Gusto PERSON · 1× Reece James PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Lacroix is the latest player to succumb to injury in recent weeks, with Reece James ruled out until the new year following knee surgery and Joao Pedro set to miss a number of weeks with a thigh issue.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-31
🔮 On a disappointing evening at Anfield, Lacroix left the pitch with a hamstring injury just before half time, and Alonso said afterwards he did not know how long the Frenchman would be out.
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Claims (16 extracted, 0 hedged)

On a disappointing evening at Anfield, Lacroix left the pitch with a hamstring injury just before half time, and Alonso said afterwards he did not know how long the Frenchman would be out. asserted
Frenchman → leave → time
“Too early to tell,” the Spaniard said. asserted
Spaniard → tell → ?
“Probably he felt something on the hamstrings. asserted
he → feel → hamstrings
We need a couple of days to check what the injury is.” asserted
injury → need → days
Lacroix is the latest player to succumb to injury in recent weeks, with Reece James ruled out until the new year following knee surgery and Joao Pedro set to miss a number of weeks with a thigh issue. asserted
Pedro → succumb → issue
Alonso said that he expected the Brazilian to miss “a few weeks” as he continues his rehabilitation. asserted
he → say → rehabilitation
“He has an injury to his thigh, and he is going to be out for a few weeks,” the head coach said ahead of the Liverpool defeat. asserted
coach → have → defeat
“Let’s see how many. asserted
’s → let → ?
We don’t want to predict on that, but he is not ready for the next games.” asserted
he → want → games
Malo Gusto and Moises Caicedo are expected to be assessed over the next few days, with the pair playing through pain at Anfield. asserted
pair → expect → Anfield
“The game had very intense moments. asserted
game → have → moments
We knew that it was going to be physical, and after we had to deal with Max (Lacroix), Moi (Caicedo) had little problems. asserted
Moi → know → problems
Malo as well - he had cramps. asserted
he → have → cramps
The Argentina international has seen a specialist about getting a mask fitted after undergoing surgery on the injury, which he suffered following a collision with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite. asserted
he → see → Branthwaite
Jorrel Hato and Pep Chavarria, meanwhile, did not make the trip to Anfield but will hope to be in contention for minutes against United. asserted
Hato → make → United
Jamie Gittens is still out with an ankle injury picked up with England U21s during the last international week. asserted
Gittens → pick → week
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