Will Nkunku play v Newcastle? Poch answers

Chelsea face Newcastle in the League Cup on Tuesday. It could be the game Christopher Nkunku finally makes his Blues debut after a four-month injury layoff.

"How I see today? I can tell you he can maybe play 20 minutes," Mauricio Pochettino said at the press conference.

Asked why he didn't involve Nkunku against Sheffield United, Poch said: "In my mind, 1-2% of doubt that's why I didn't want to take a risk. I need to be 100%."

"Lavia, still no," the boss added. And on Reece James, he said: "At the moment, we don't know [if he needs surgery]. Still time to see. The next few days we will see and know the possibilities of the options."