Chelsea star Christopher Nkunku drops early Carabao Cup team news hint for debut vs Newcastle

Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku is in line to make his debut for the club tonight in the Carabao Cup quarter-final clash with Newcastle United.

The striker has been forced to wait to make his bow in Blue this season after suffering a knee injury in pre-season. After returning to first-team training in recent weeks, the £52million summer signing was named in Mauricio Pochettino's matchday squad for the first time on Saturday.

Nkunku was left on the bench in the 2-0 win over Sheffield United but his debut could come this evening. On Monday, Pochettino was asked if the Frenchman was available for selection. «Christoph was involved in the last game and will be involved. Today he was training well. Maybe he will have the possibility to be involved in some minutes.»

Nkunku's return will come as a huge boost for Chelsea after the ongoing issues in the final third this season. Nicolas Jackson leads the way in the goalscoring ranks with eight in all competitions, but there has been a number of missed opportunities that have cost them

And ahead of the game, the striker has hinted that he could be about to finally make his debut for the club. Posting on his Instagram story, Nkunku posted a matchday graphic with the usual information.

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Now that doesn't mean Nkunku will start in west London this evening, but when a player posts on their Instagram story on the morning of the game, it usually points towards them featuring.

This week, Pochettino was captured deep in conversation with Nkunku where tactics seemed to be on the agenda. Supporters will be