Cucurella Barber And The 'leaked' Chelsea Team News

When nan Chelsea squad was announced arsenic kick-off approached earlier Tuesday's crippled astatine Brighton, nan news whitethorn not person been a astonishment to some.

Screenshots of a station connected societal media level X had been doing nan rounds for hours, stating midfielder Cole Palmer and striker Joao Pedro would some beryllium missing from nan line-up. They were so absent.

It was claimed nan station came from Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella's barber.

"[Cole] Palmer and Joao Pedro some injured tonight," it read. "There's your exclusive." There was besides an image of nan backmost of Cucurella's unique curly hair.

In Palmer's case, location was nary nationalist knowledge of his hamstring injury, while Joao Pedro had undergone a fittingness trial connected nan greeting of nan match.

Rosenior is known to support his cards adjacent to his thorax erstwhile it comes to squad action and is said by those who cognize him to deliberately clasp pre-match news conferences 2 days successful beforehand successful bid to support opposing managers guessing.

The post, which appeared to tag respective accounts known for providing Fantasy Premier League advice, has been deleted, on pinch nan full relationship connected which it appeared.

Having been deleted, it cannot beryllium independently verified but nan nine has not denied its authenticity erstwhile asked astir nan post.

BBC Sport has besides contacted nan barber and Cucurella's representatives for comment.

It would beryllium nan 3rd lawsuit successful which squad news has reportedly been leaked from Chelsea since Liam Rosenior's assignment successful early January.

Team news sewage retired astir some legs of Chelsea's Champions League necktie pinch Paris St‑Germain. Rosenior said they had been "dealt with" and that they had "not travel from immoderate spot of malicious intent towards maine aliases nan team".

Chelsea are presently seventh successful nan Premier League array pinch 4 convention matches near to play. They adjacent play successful Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Leeds astatine Wembley Stadium.