Chelsea admit an administrative error left Tosin Adarabioyo out of their Conference League squad, but he can still play

Chelsea's Tosin Adarabioyo was almost another casualty at Stamford Bridge when he was left out of his Europa Conference League squad.

The centre-back signed on a free transfer from their west London rivals. Fulham This summer, signing a four-year contract.

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He was on the bench during Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in his first Premier League game, with Erling Haaland and former Blues star Mateo Kovacic giving the visitors victory either side of the break.

But Adarabioyo was originally unavailable for Thursday. European Conference League play-off match against Swiss side Servette.

He, Wesley Fofana, Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell were all He is not on the list of players called up by the Blues For the game.

However, talkSPORT understands the Blues did not want to leave Adarabioyo out and that it was an administrative error.

The error has already been corrected and he has been added to the team for the match.

The former Fulham defender was a huge success at Craven Cottage, making 132 appearances for the Cottagers between 2020 and 2024 and even scoring five goals and providing two assists in that time.

And with Fofana out of the squad with Enzo Maresca Likely to manage his minutes during his return from injury, it's a perfect opportunity for Adarabioyo to come in and make his debut.

Meanwhile, Sterling has also been left out of the squad for the match against Manchester City.

His team released a statement about the omission before the start of the match, highlighting the need to 'clarity' from the club on the decision.

Chilwell was also absent and is expected to leave.

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New Blues manager Maresca has already stated that the defender does not fit into his style of play.

Captain Reece James is in the squad, but Thursday's game is likely to come too soon for the defender, who is recovering from a hamstring injury.

Marc Cucurella – who was chased by his Erling Haaland Euro 2024 song during the game with City – is also a doubt after he left the game with an apparent knee problem.

Meanwhile, a product of the Blues academy Conor GallagherThe transfer saga has come to an end after finally completed his transfer to Atlético de Madrid.