Chelsea Morning Round-Up, Saturday 7th November 2026: Caicedo a Doubt as Alonso Gives Injury Update Ahead of Sunderland Trip

Good morning, Blues fans. The big talking point this morning is a fitness scare for Moisés Caicedo, who was a surprise absentee from part of Thursday's training session, with reports suggesting it is a genuine concern (We Ain't Got No History). Xabi Alonso addressed the situation in his pre-match press conference, giving the latest update on both Caicedo and Anselmino's fitness (We Ain't Got No History) (ChelseaFC.com).

It sounds like a tricky selection week for Alonso, with Football.London reporting that as many as nine players could be missing when Chelsea travel to the Stadium of Light to face Sunderland in the Premier League (Football.London). The manager has been giving his injury update ahead of that trip up to the North East (Football.London).

With team news dominating the agenda, Football.London's reporters have also been running the rule over how Alonso might line up his side for the Sunderland game, with talk of an Estevao Willian agreement and a call to be made over Emi Martinez (Football.London).

There's women's football to look forward to as well, with Chelsea Women back at Stamford Bridge to host Everton in the Women's Super League (We Ain't Got No History). It's a repeat of a fixture that brought one of the Blues' rare league defeats last season, though the report notes Chelsea have been in fine attacking form of late, even if the Toffees' defence is expected to provide a stern test (We Ain't Got No History).

So, plenty to keep an eye on today: further fitness updates on Caicedo and Anselmino are expected to follow Alonso's press conference (We Ain't Got No History) (ChelseaFC.com), before attention turns to the women's side's home clash with Everton (We Ain't Got No History) and the build-up continues towards Sunday's trip to Sunderland (Football.London) (Football.London).

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