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Liverpool vs. Chelsea: Blues face Anfield nightmare for one reason
Chelsea are facing a potential selection crisis as they gear up for a crucial clash against Premier League leaders Liverpool after the international break.
Despite sitting comfortably in fourth place with 13 points, Enzo Maresca’s side may have to navigate the Anfield showdown without two key defensive figures—Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana—both of whom are walking a disciplinary tightrope.
Cucurella and Fofana are one yellow card away from suspension, each having already picked up four bookings in just seven games.
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A fifth caution against Nottingham Forest this weekend could see them miss the high-stakes trip to Merseyside on October 20th, under the league’s rule that slaps a one-match ban on any player accumulating five yellow cards in the first 19 matches of the season.
With Forest’s own impressive form under Nuno Espirito Santo, including a shock victory at Anfield, the threat of further bookings looms large. Chelsea can’t afford to lose their defensive backbone ahead of such a pivotal encounter, which could shape their title ambitions.
If either Cucurella or Fofana find themselves on the wrong side of the referee this weekend, Maresca will be forced into a tactical rethink for their battle against the in-form Reds.
Maresca has praised his team’s balance between attack and defense, but losing two vital players at a moment when every point counts could see Chelsea’s fortunes take a dramatic turn. For now, all eyes are on the Nottingham Forest clash to see whether discipline will prevail—or disaster will strike.
