When the Chelsea workforce was introduced as kick-off approached earlier than Tuesday’s sport at Brighton, the information could not have been a shock to some.
Screenshots of a put up on social media platform X had been doing the rounds for hours, stating midfielder Cole Palmer and striker Joao Pedro would each be lacking from the line-up. They had been certainly absent.
It was claimed the put up got here from Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella’s barber.
“[Cole] Palmer and Joao Pedro each injured tonight,” it learn. “There’s your unique.” There was additionally a picture of the again of Cucurella’s distinctive curly hair.
In Palmer’s case, there was no public data of his hamstring harm, whereas Joao Pedro had undergone a health take a look at on the morning of the match.
Rosenior is understood to maintain his playing cards near his chest on the subject of workforce choice and is alleged by those that know him to intentionally maintain pre-match information conferences two days upfront as a way to preserve opposing managers guessing.
The put up, which appeared to tag a number of accounts recognized for offering Fantasy Premier League recommendation, has been deleted, together with all the account on which it appeared.
Having been deleted, it can’t be independently verified however the membership has not denied its authenticity when requested concerning the put up.
BBC Sport has additionally contacted the barber and Cucurella’s representatives for remark.
It could be the third occasion through which workforce information has reportedly been leaked from Chelsea since Liam Rosenior’s appointment in early January.
Crew information bought out round each legs of Chelsea‘s Champions League tie with Paris St‑Germain. Rosenior stated they’d been “handled” and that they’d “not come from anywhere of malicious intent in direction of me or the workforce”.
Chelsea are at the moment seventh within the Premier League desk with 4 league matches left to play. They subsequent play in Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final towards Leeds at Wembley Stadium.
