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Potter adds youth trio to senior Chelsea squad ahead of Man City Cup clash

Chelsea boss Graham Potter has promoted three youngsters to his senior squad ahead of tomorrow night's Carabao Cup tie at Manchester City.

The London Evening Standard says winger Omari Hutchinson, midfielder Lewis Hall and defender Bashir Humphreys have all trained with Graham Potter's squad this week and are in contention to feature at the Etihad Stadium.

The trio were absent for Chelsea's Under-21s in their 3-0 win over Tottenham on Tuesday and are waiting discover if they will be part of the travelling squad to Manchester.

Hall, 18, is the only one of the trio to have made a senior appearance so far for Chelsea after he was handed his debut against Chesterfield in the FA Cup last season.

Hutchinson signed from rivals Arsenal over the summer despite desperate attempts from Mikel Arteta to stop him from leaving.

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