Chelsea have skipped over Estevao Willian once again when picking their team. He’s not going to be happy about this missed chance. 

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If there was one thing we were pretty confident about in tonight’s lineup, it was that Estevao would get a start.

He’s been patiently waiting, and there are rumours he’s not happy with the game-time he’s getting. Tonight, a midweek cup game where two of our usual front three aren’t available, lined up perfectly for him to get a start.

Instead he’s on the bench once again. Until now it’s been pretty easy to just say that the youngster isn’t at the level to be a starter for us.

The fact that Geovany Quenda started ahead of him on Saturday was one red flag, tonight’s decision is a whole ship’s worth of them. we’r sure Xabi Alonso will be asked about it, but we don’t expect a good answer.

Mystery deepens over Alonso decision to not pick Estevao again

Does he not trust Estevao’s work off the ball? Is the winger actually still being handled carefully after a long injury? There are a few potential answers, but none of them are very convincing.

It’s all getting a bit worrying.

In other news…

Estevao’s absence isn’t the only notable thing about the team that Xabi Alonso selected for tonight’s game, you can see it here.

Joao Pedro is out tonight, and there are rumours of Chelsea interest in a new backup for him.

Jamie Gittens is having a disaster of a time at Chelsea, with injuries constantly preventing him from getting a run in the team.