Mick McCarthy could field an unchanged side as Town visit his relegation-threatened hometown club Barnsley on Saturday. Cole Skuse is expected to be fine despite suffering a head injury in last week’s 1-0 victory over Bolton, while Stephen Hunt is likely to be fine despite missing Thursday training with a tight groin.
Town boss Mick McCarthy believes Barnsley manager Danny Wilson, who returned to Oakwell in December, is capable of keeping his hometown club in the Championship. The Tykes, who the Blues face in South Yorkshire today, currently sit in 23rd position, five points from safety.
Thomas Tuchel handed debuts to youngsters Xavier Simons, Harvey Vale and Jude Soonsup-Bell in the quarter-final win at Brentford and they will be hoping it s just the start of their Chelsea career.
Paul Jewell could stick with the line-up which should have beaten Watford last weekend when the Blues travel to Barnsley for Saturday’s live Sky game at Oakwell looking to end their run of seven successive defeats (Sky Sports Two/HD2 5pm). Skipper Grant Leadbitter is expected to miss out again due to his groin injury, while Ívar Ingimarsson is sidelined having broken his nose.
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