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Chelsea news: Marcos Alonso’s West Brom absence explained by Antonio Conte
MARCOS ALONSO’s absence from Chelsea’s clash with West Brom has been explained by manager Antonio Conte.
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Alonso has already racked up 34 appearances this campaign and he was rested during the shock defeat to
However, he has now suffered a further set-back after suffering an ankle injury in training over the weekend.
Boss Conte did not include the defender in the squad for the home clash with West Brom and it is unclear at present how long he will be absent for.
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Marcos Alonso is suffering with an ankle injury.
Marcos Alonso is missing tonight after twisting his ankle during training on Saturday.
“Marcos Alonso is missing tonight after twisting his ankle during training on Saturday,” Conte said.
Instead, Davide Zappacosta replaced Alonso in the left wing-back role against the Baggies.
Olivier Giroud was also handed his first start since moving from Arsenal on deadline day.
Antonio Conte is under pressure to turn Chelsea's form around.
However, that came at a cost to misfiring forward Alvaro Morata, who dropped to the bench.
But a defeat will be devastating to their European hopes and would pile even more pressure on boss Conte.
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