What's the story? Chelsea have officially confirmed their squad for Europa League 2018/19, and Danny Drinkwater shockingly misses out. The former Leicester City midfielder hasn't played a single minute of the league season so far and is now omitted from the team that will play in the second tier of European football. In case you didn't know... The Blues missed out on Champions League football for the second time in three seasons as they finished fifth in the Premier League last season under Antonio Conte. The heart of the matter " /> Danny Drinkwater Since his arrival at West London, Drinkwater has never been able to break into the starting XI on a permanent basis due to injuries and lack of favour from his coaches. The inclusion of Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho only meant that he was pushed further down the pecking order, which also comprises of N'Golo Kante, Cesc Fabregas and Ross Barkley. Now, he doesn't seem to be a part of Maurizio Sarri's plans at all. Along with him, summer signing Robert Green and Lucas Piazon failed to make the cut too. The latter was included in the PL squad nonetheless. Chelsea starlet and arguably English football's brightest prospect, Callum Hudson-Odoi, hasn't been named in the squad either. However, he need not be registered as he in 17 years of age and has been at the club for over two years. Sarri earlier revealed that the explosive winger was a part of his plans, which means Hudson-Odoi could get some games under his belt. The Blues are pitted in Group L along with PAOK, Hungarian outfit MOL Vidi FC and Belarusian side BATE Borisov. What's next? The Blues take on Cardiff City on 15 September, before starting their Europa League campaign against Greek side PAOK. Unfortunately for him, Drinkwater will mostly not feature in either of those matches.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Sign up to FREE email alerts from Football London - Chelsea Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice After the closing of the summer transfer window Chelsea have confirmed their Premier League squad numbers for the 2018/19 Premier League season. New manager Sarri has started life in the Premier League incredibly well and boasts a 100% winning record so far. He has handed new numbers to his summer signings. Jorginho who played under the Italian tactician at Napoli will sport the No.5. Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga will wear the No.1 shirt and Mateo Kovacic who came from Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal following the departure of Thibaut Courtois to the Spanish capital will don the No.17 shirt. Meanwhile, Ross Barkley takes Blues legend Frank Lampard's old No.8 whilst Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been awarded the No.12 shirt. Loftus-Cheek was reported to have been unhappy at not being allowed to move on loan to continue his development as he has found himself behind the midfield pecking order at the club. Exciting youth prospect Callum Hudson-Odoi has been rewarded with the No.20 shirt following his impressive displays in pre-season. Sarri has made it clear that the youngster is part of his plans this term. Tammy Abraham who joined Aston Villa on a season-long loan deal was handed the No.19. Former England goalkeeper Robert Green was a surprise acquisition after he signed on a one-year deal in July and has been handed the No.31 shirt. The 38-year-old joined on a free transfer after being released by Huddersfield Town, where he did not make a first-team appearance last season. Alvaro Morata requested the No.29 shirt to commemorate the birth of his twin baby boys and has vacated the No.9 jersey. Chelsea squad numbers for 2018/19 season 1 Arrizabalaga Revuelta, Kepa 2 Rudiger, Antonio 3 Alonso Mendoza, Marcos (Marcos A.) 4 Fabregas Soler, Francesc (Fabregas) 5 Jorge Luiz, Frello Filho (Jorginho) 6 Drinkwater, Daniel Noel 7 Kante, Ngolo 8 Barkley, Ross 10 Hazard, Eden 11 Rodriguez Ledesma, Pedro Eliezer (Pedro) 12 Loftus Cheek, Ruben 13 Caballero Lazcano, Wilfredo Daniel 14 Bakayoko, Tiemoue 15 Moses, Victor 17 Kovacic, Mateo 18 Giroud, Olivier 19 Abraham, Tammy 20 Hudson-Odoi, Callum James 21 Zappacosta, Davide 22 Borges Da Silva, Willian (Willian) 24 Cahill, Gary James 27 Christensen, Andreas Bodtker 28 Azpilicueta Tanco, Cesar (Azpilicueta) 29 Morata Martin, Alvaro Borja 30 Luiz Moreira Marinho, David (Luiz) 31 Green, Robert Paul 32 Musonda, Charles (Musonda Jr.) 33 Palmieri Dos Santos, Emerson (Emerson) 41 Aina, Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa 42 Dabo, Sheik Mohamed Fankaty 43 Ugbo, Ike 44 Ampadu, Ethan 45 Tomori, Fikayo 46 Grant, Joshua 47 Colley, Joseph 48 Nartey, Richard Nicos Tettey 49 McCormick, Luke 50 Brown, Charlie 51 Gallagher, Conor 52 Cumming, James Andrew 53 Guehi, Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel 54 Familia-Castillo, Juan Carlos 55 McEachran, George James 56 Taylor-Crossdale, Martell 57 Uwakwe, Tariq 58 Redan, Daishawn Orpheo Marvin 59 Bulka, Marcin 60 Gilmour, Billy Clifford 61 Lamptey, Tariq 62 Lavinier, Marcel 63 Ziger, Karlo 64 Anjorin, Faustino Adebola Rasheed 66 Tie, Nicolas Names in brackets are how they appear on the shirts. The 20 Premier League clubs have released the finalised shirt numbers for their squads for the 2018/19 season. More information can be found on the official Premier League website. Keep up to date with the latest news, features and exclusives from football.london via the free football.london app for iPhone and Android . Available to download from the App Store and Google Play .<doc-sep>Alex Livesey/Getty Images Danny Drinkwater omitted from Chelsea’s Europa League squad. Drinkwater has been shunned by Maurizio Sarri this campaign. READ MORE: Chelsea left-back has no interest in leaving the club Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater has been left out of Maurizio Sarri’s squad for the Europa League this season. The former England international signed for Chelsea last summer, but failed to do anything of note during his debut campaign as a Blue. The amount that was spent on him and his inability to produce his best performances cost Antonio Conte dearly. Drinkwater, though used by Sarri in pre-season, has been shunned since the campaign got underway. His future as a Chelsea player was in doubt as it was. His non-inclusion in our European campaign is likely to be the final nail in his coffin. As the Metro report, Drinkwater will play no part in Chelsea’s Europa League campaign. We will be facing BATE, PAOK and Videoton in Group L. Sarri does not appear to have faith in Drinkwater to perform against any of those three sides. When January comes around, the end could be nigh for Drinkwater…<doc-sep>
Danny Drinkwater has been left out of Chelsea’s Europa League squad (Getty Images) Danny Drinkwater has been omitted from Chelsea’s squad for their upcoming Europa League campaign. The 28-year-old has failed to make Chelsea’s matchday squad for all four of their Premier League games so far this season and has now seen his chances of getting playing time cut even further as he is not registered to play in Europe. Chelsea will face BATE, PAOK and Videoton in Group L. Drinkwater was signed from Leicester City for £35 million last summer but made only 22 appearances under Antonio Conte after he arrived at Stamford Bridge with a calf injury. Maurizio Sarri reportedly told the midfielder that he could leave Chelsea towards the end of the summer transfer window but he was unable to secure a move away. Drinkwater has not made an appearance for Chelsea this season (Chelsea FC via Getty Images) Leicester and Southampton have both been linked with loan moves in the January window. With Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic joining Chelsea in the summer, plus the return of Ruben Loftus-Cheek from his loan spell at Crystal Palace, Drinkwater faces an uphill battle to win a place in Sarri’s midfield. CHELSEA'S EUROPA LEAGUE SQUAD GOALKEEPERS: Kepa, Willy Caballero DEFENDERS: Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso, Davide Zappacosta, Gary Cahill, Andreas Christensen, Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Ethan Ampadu MIDFIELDERS: Cesc Fabregas, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante, Ross Barkley, Mateo Kovacic, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Victor Moses FORWARDS: Alvaro Morata, Eden Hazard, Pedro, Willian, Olivier Giroud Elsewhere, Callum Hudson-Odoi is not on Chelsea’s first-team list for their Europa League campaign but the 17-year-old is registered as a B List player for the youth fixtures, which means he can be promoted to the senior squad on the day of the game. Ethan Ampadu has to be registered on the first-team list for the Europa League as a non-homegrown player as he has been at Chelsea for less than two years.