Frank Lampard has confirmed that he has called up five academy starlets for Chelsea’s FA Cup third round tie against Morecambe.
The Blues desperately need a victory at Stamford Bridge after winning just one of their last seven matches in all competitions.
With Reece James, Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner amongst the players who may miss out against the League 2 side, some of the club’s youngsters could he handed a chance to shine.
“We’ve called up both Tinos (Anjorin and Livramento) Jude (Sooonsup-Bell), Lewis Bat and Henry Lawrence,” he said at the pre-match press conference.