Get up to speed with the injury update coming out of Chelsea as Ben Chilwell returns to light running and is envisaged to return sooner than expected
Thomas Tuchel has been handed over an injury boost with N’Golo Kante and Trevoh Chalobah reporting for training.
Chelsea Injury List Update, News, Report: Ben Chilwell Injury, Expected Return Date, And Career Stats
Meanwhile, English fullback Ben Chilwell also reported to training and began light workout at the training facility. While his return date is still for next year, its said to be earlier that previousy envisioned with the player recovering well.
N’Golo Kante and Trevoh Chalobah will be on the bench for when Chelsea play Everton while MAtteo Kovacic and Chilwell continue to remain on the injury bed.
Chelsea were facing a critical shortage of first-team players due to injuries and suspensions which resulted in a surprise defeat against West Ham. Tuchel will be a bit more optimistic now that some of them have returned from injuries.
Thomas Tuchel has handed Chelsea a double injury boost after confirming Trevoh Chalobah and N'Golo Kante are set to return to training next week. Ben Chilwell is also making good progress and looks like he will be back next month. pic.twitter.com/nA5BLpq4Bj
— Frank Khalid (@FrankKhalidUK) December 14, 2021
Tuchel’s side will host Everton at Stamford Bridge on Friday and will be hopeful that these players can make an early return. It will be a simple game for Chelsea as Everton are struggling in the bottom half of the Premier League table.
Chelsea’s injury woes reached a breaking point after half of the first team players were struggling with long-term injuries. Tuchel can now breathe a sigh of relief and can head into the cold winter with his squad intact.
Ben Chilwell began his professional career at Leicester City and joined the club when he was just a 12-year-old boy. He progressed through the youth ranks of the club and impressed everybody with that magnificent left foot.
Chilwell made his Premier League debut in December 2016 in a 2-0 home defeat by the hand of Everton. He stayed in Leicester for 5 years before making the switch to Stamford bridge on a 5-year contract. Chelsea paid big money to Leicester for the Englishman somewhere in the region of £45 million.
English full-back has since made 54 appearances for the Blues finding the net 7 times. However, he sustained a ligament rupture on his knee in the Champions League clash against Juventus. At first, Chelsea medical staff thought it was a long-term injury, but the Englishman is right on track with his recovery. He started light running but fears that surgery might be needed in order to prevent him for the future.
He will most likely return to action in 2022 and will be eager to get back in action.
Ben Chilwell: Career Stats
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Total | 99 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 4 | ||
| Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Leicester City U23 | 2016–17 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Chelsea | 2020–21 | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 42 | 4 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 11 | ||
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