During their last match against Manchester City, Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic were substituted after suffering leg injury, know the list of injured players at Chelsea, their latest update, and return date
Ahead of Chelsea’s busy schedule including crucial FA Cup tie against Manchester City, manager Graham Potter is faced with the injury crisis of the team. Due to unforeseen injuries of their own, as many as ten players of the first team are unable to participate in the field.
Chelsea injury list and injured players update and return date news
Who are the Chelsea players out with injury ahead of their crucial FA Cup tie against Manchester City?
For Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Manchester City, Graham Potter is expected to be without a few of his top players. After losing by a razor-thin margin of 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, Chelsea will play Pep Guardiola’s team for the second time in four days. Prior to the match on Thursday, Mason Mount sustained a minor injury, and then attacking partners Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic were both substituted in the first half.
Currently, Chelsea’s injured player count has reached double digits including previously injured players like N’Golo Kante, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, & Armando Broja. With Chelsea far behind in the top-four race and facing tough tie in FA Cup, these injuries will definitely prove an ominous sign towards their title quest in the ongoing season.
What are the expected return dates of Chelsea’s injured players?
Within the first few minutes of Chelsea’s match against City, Sterling was replaced by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The winger’s injury is now unknown in terms of severity, and a hamstring scan will be required to assess when he can return to the pitch. In a similar vein, Pulisic was replaced due to a leg injury sustained in a terrible collision with John Stones, and his return date is still unknown.
Chelsea are hopeful that Mason Mount will be overcome his relatively less severe knock, which prevented him from playing in the Thursday’s match against City. However, it is confirmed that Mendy and James will miss numerous upcoming games as they continue to recover from their respective injuries. According to latest information provided by the Blues, Wesley Fofana will make his return before mid-January and Kante is expected to come back towards the middle of February.
Raheem Sterling
Injury: Hamstring
Expected return date: Unknown
Christian Pulisic
Injury: Leg
Expected return date: Unknown
Mason Mount
Injury: Leg
Expected return date: Unknown
Edouard Mendy
Injury: Finger
Expected return date: Unknown
Reece James
Injury: Knee
Expected return date: Mid-February
Wesley Fofana
Injury: Knee
Expected return date: Early January
N’Golo Kante
Injury: Thigh
Expected return date: Mid-February
Ben Chilwell
Injury: Thigh
Expected return date: February
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Injury: Calf
Expected return date: Early January
Armando Broja
Injury: Knee
Expected return date: Late 2023
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