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Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says he must “start from scratch” in selecting a squad to face Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Midfielder Lewis Baker, who was due to feature, has tested positive for Covid, meaning Chelsea have up to eight players missing with the virus.
N’Golo Kante will be rested because of a knee issue, with Trevoh Chalobah and Andreas Christensen also doubts.
Tuchel says knowing who will test positive each day is a “lottery”.
“So we can now start from scratch, and this is what we do right now,” he said. “We’ve delayed training until late afternoon. Right now we will prepare for the match to be played.
“But even to plan training is pretty exciting because until the very last hour you don’t know how many players will arrive. Right now every day we do lateral flow tests and PCR tests, and only then you are allowed to be in the building.
“So this is the first lottery: you go to work and you don’t know if you can make it to your office. Which is good, because then it’s safe, at least for this day. And the next day you get tested again.
“But if you test so much you always find the risk of another positive. And…
