The time is almost upon us for the Chelsea vs Middlesbrough EFL Cup clash which is scheduled to start shortly, and the players have now been announced.
Here is the starting XI for Chelsea which has been officially confirmed as:
Chelsea
Đorđe Petrović
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.94m
Weight: 89kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Serbia
Place of birth: Požarevac, Serbia
Ben Chilwell #21
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 78kg
Age: 27
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Milton Keynes, England
Axel Disasi #2
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 86kg
Age: 25
Nationality: France
Place of birth: Gonesse, France
Thiago Emiliano Silva #6
Also known as Thiago Silva
Defender
Height: 1.83m
Weight: 79kg
Age: 39
Nationality: Brazil
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Levi Colwill #26
Defender
Height: 1.87m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 20
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Southampton, England
Moisés Caicedo
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 22
Enzo Fernández
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Argentina
Place of birth: San Martín, Argentina
Cole Palmer #20
Midfielder
Height: 1.88m
Weight: 74kg
Age: 21
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Wythenshawe, England
Mykhaylo Mudryk
Forward
Height: 1.75m
Weight: 61kg
Age: 23
Nationality: Ukraine
Place of birth: Krasnohrad, Ukraine
Raheem Sterling #7
Forward
Height: 1.7m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 29
Nationality: England
Armando Broja #19
Forward
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 75kg
Age: 22
Place of birth: Slough, England
The team sheet line-up for Middlesbrough has also been confirmed as:
Middlesbrough
Tom Glover #23
Goalkeeper
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 90kg
Age: 26
Nationality: Australia
Place of birth: Sydney, Australia
Lukas Engel #27
Defender
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 25
Nationality: Denmark
Place of birth: Denmark
Matt Clarke #5
Defender
Height: 1.85m
Weight: 83kg
Age: 27
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Barham, England
Dael Fry #6
Defender
Height: 1.91m
Weight: 72kg
Age: 26
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Middlesbrough, England
Rav van den Berg #3
Defender
Height: 1.9m
Weight: 73kg
Age: 19
Nationality: Netherlands
Place of birth: Netherlands
Dan Barlaser #4
Midfielder
Height: 1.84m
Weight: 65kg
Age: 27
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Gateshead, England
Jonny Howson #16
Midfielder
Height: 1.8m
Weight: 77kg
Age: 35
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Morley, England
Hayden Hackney #7
Midfielder
Height: 1.78m
Weight: 70kg
Age: 21
Nationality: Scotland
Place of birth: Redcar, England
Matt Crooks #25
Midfielder
Height: 1.93m
Weight: 80kg
Age: 30
Nationality: England
Place of birth: Leeds, England
Morgan Rogers
Forward
Height: 1.79m
Weight: 66kg
Age: 21
Nationality: England
Place of birth: England
Marcus Forss #21
Forward
Height: 1.82m
Weight: 76kg
Age: 24
Nationality: Finland
Place of birth: Turku, Finland
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