helsea are coping with a number of harm issues forward of the Premier League restart – plus a pair of gamers who appeared late within the World Cup.
Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech featured within the Qatar third-place play-off forward of Chelsea’s conflict with Bournemouth on December 27.
Reece James, Mason Mount, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Carney Chukwuemeka are all hoping to return for the sport.
Nonetheless, Wesley Fofana, N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Armando Broja and Ben Chilwell are out longer-term.
Right here is your newest replace of Chelsea accidents and return dates…
Reece James
Graham Potter offered an optimistic replace on James’ knee harm after he missed the World Cup, though didn’t decide to the right-back beginning in opposition to Bournemouth.
He mentioned: “Reece is back in, he’s been training with us. He completed 65 minutes in the week.”
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Wesley Fofana
A knee harm within the behind-closed-doors pleasant in opposition to Brentford pushed Fofana’s return again to the brand new 12 months.
“Wesley had a little setback, which can sometimes happen at the very last stage of rehab, so he will be [out for] a couple of weeks,” his supervisor said.
Mateo Kovacic
Potter confirmed within the week that Chelsea are “still waiting” for Kovacic after his World Cup run.
A return in opposition to Bournemouth is unlikely, with Nottingham Forest subsequent up on New Yr’s Day.
Hakim Ziyech
Ziyech was one other but to return in keeping with Potter in his press convention earlier than the Bournemouth sport.
Having not performed typically for Chelsea underneath the supervisor, he mentioned within the week: “He played against Man City, he came on against Newcastle. He was a little bit away from the first XI when we first came, but he’s been involved in the games. He came on in our first game. We know his qualities. We like him as a player.”
N’Golo Kante
Kante’s hamstring harm will maintain him out till the video games with Tottenham or Leeds on the earliest within the spring.
Potter confirmed: “He’ll be end of February, start of March. It’s a surgery so it’s a minimum period of four months My focus is to help him get back fit as soon as possible, and getting him back on the pitch in the right way, because we haven’t seen him.”
Ben Chilwell
Nonetheless absent after lacking the World Cup with a hamstring harm, Potter has mentioned Chilwell will a minimum of miss the Bournemouth sport along with his lay-off seemingly longer.
No precise timeframe has been placed on his return.
Mason Mount
Mount didn’t function within the pleasant with Brentford on December 20.
It was reported {that a} slight calf pressure stored the midfielder out however he’s anticipated to be match to face Bournemouth.
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Potter didn’t affirm Kepa might be again from a foot harm for Tuesday’s sport.
Nonetheless, the goalkeeper is reportedly set to be match to start out.
Armando Broja
Broja is about to overlook the remainder of the season with a knee harm he suffered within the mid-season pleasant with Aston Villa.
The Albanian posted an replace from his hospital mattress within the week after a “successful” operation.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Potter has confirmed Loftus-Cheek will miss the Bournemouth sport.
The midfielder is on the comeback path from a calf harm suffered in opposition to Newcastle on the final day earlier than the World Cup break.
Carney Chukwuemeka
Potter described Chukwuemeka as “moving forward” with a hamstring subject earlier within the month.
A return date has not been confirmed by the Chelsea boss.
