Chelsea team news: Callum Hudson-Odoi set for first Premier League start after impressing Maurizio Sarri
The 18-year-old has impressed but has seen his playing time restricted to cameo appearances from the bench
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Callum Hudson-Odoi looks set to make his first Premier League start against Brighton on Wednesday night.
The 18-year-old has impressed this season but has seen his playing time restricted to cameo appearances from the bench with his only starts to date coming in the Europa League.
Gareth Southgate saw fit to start him against Montenegro in England's Euro 2020 qualifier last month but up to now manager Maurizio Sarri has remained unmoved.
But ahead of the clash at Stamford Bridge the Italian has hinted that might be about to change either on Wednesday or against West Ham on Monday.
"First of all, the beginning of the season in pre-season after four or five training sessions I realised that Callum was really a player with a great potential," he said in his pre-match press conference.
"In my opinion, in that moment, he wasn't ready to play at this level. But during this season he has improved and now he's ready to play.
"I know Callum very well and I want him to improve more because his potential is high and Callum is always in my mind.
"In my opinion, he is our future and now he is ready to play. Probably he will start tomorrow or in the next match."
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments