Here is a list of Chelsea players who are suffering from injury, know the update, news, report and history of Romelu Lukaku, Christian Pulisic and Timo Werner
Premier League side Chelsea defeated Malmo in their third UEFA Champions League this season. The Blues scored 4 times past Malmo’s net to secure three founds. However, there were some negative results for the club too, as two of their main strikers Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner sustained injuries in the same match. Furthermore, it will be surely a concern for Thomas Tuchel as he will be lacking quality and a proper number 9 for the upcoming matches.
So, here are all the details, list, and updates about the injury of Chelsea players including their return date.
Chelsea Injury List News, Update, And Report: Timo Werner, Romelu Lukaku, Christian Pulisic
Both the strikers were in the playing eleven of Tuchel’s Blue side against Malmo. Moreover, Lukaku started well and won a penalty for Chelsea which was converted by Jorginho. Later on, in the first half, he found himself injured and he took a knock on his knee. Following him, Timo Werner also left the pitch after a few minutes as he sustained a hamstring injury.
Speaking to the media after the match, Tuchel said it was mental fatigue with Romelu Lukaku which caused the injury. Both the players were playing regular football for both Club and the country. Lukaku has scored 4 goals for Chelsea since his return to Stamford Bridge. However, he is in great form with Belgium and has scored 5 goals in 4 appearances in WC qualifiers.
Timo Werner on the other hand has been playing the role of secondary striker for Chelsea. He has created a lot of chances for his striker and scored one goal this season.
Blow for Chelsea as Romelu Lukaku is replaced after suffering an injury.#UCL pic.twitter.com/VBlBe2MvSq
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 20, 2021
Return Date
Tuchel confessed that it will take time for both the players to return back on the pitch. This is almost sure that they will be absent for the weekend game against Norwich City. It is also uncertain that they will return for the Carabao Cup, which is on Thursday against Aston Villa.
American midfielder is also one of the players who has been on the injury list for a long time. Furthermore, he is absent since the last international break due to an ankle injury. The god sign for Chelsea was Ngolo returned back after recovering from Covid and showed his class on the pitch.
Christian Pulisic: Ankle Injury
Timo Werner: Hamstring injury
Romelu Lukaku: Knock Injury