Chelsea stormed to a big win over Everton at Stamford Bridge on Monday evening in the Premier League. Cole Palmer continued his excellent form by finding the back of the net four times, while Nicolas Jackson and Alfie Gilchrist were also on target.
The Blues had a number of key players absent, but this was hardly noticed as Chelsea put in such a dominant performance. Axel Disasi, Enzo Fernandez and Raheem Sterling were all missing from the matchday squad, but there are hopes the trio will feature again against Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final this weekend.
Noni Madueke has also given Mauricio Pochettino another injury after hobbling off, but it doesn’t appear to be anything major. That being said, football.london checked out Chelsea’s latest injury news before they head to Wembley to take on Man City.
Noni Madueke
Noni Madueke was withdrawn in the 72nd minute against Everton after coming on the end of a number of strong challenges that saw him need to be seen by club physios. Despite having his number on display, Madueke appeared to be trying to signal to the bench that he was still fine to continue despite coming off worse for wear from one of those challenges.
When replaced by Carney Chukwuemeka, Madueke went straight into the tunnel but later returned to watch the final minutes from the bench.
Possible return date: Manchester City (N) – FA Cup Semi-Final – April 20.
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Ben Chillwell
Ben Chilwell was absent from the matchday squad that faced Manchester United and Sheffield United after suffering defeat during the international break in March. The left-back recently returned to partial first-team training, returning from the bench to play the final ten minutes against Everton on Monday.
Injury: Disease.
What Pochettino said: “Yes, not only him, but I think there are too many players we are missing, we are missing the competition. But in that personal case, Chilly is partially training with the team today and see if he can be involved in the match.” It’s good news, but it’s true what you say: he hasn’t played much this season.”
Possible return date: Returned
Enzo Fernandez
Enzo Fernandez is currently undergoing ‘medical assessment’, according to the club’s official website. According to reports from Argentina, he has suffered an inflammation of his adductor muscle. Fernandez was not part of Chelsea’s squad for Everton.
Injury: Unknown.
What Pochettino said: “Yes, we will see. They are being assessed. They have different kinds of problems. We don’t believe they are big problems, but we will see if they can be available. At the moment they have not trained after Sheffield. We I don’t know whether or not they can be involved on Monday.”
Possible return date: Manchester City (N) – FA Cup Semi-Final – April 20.
Axel Disasi
Axel Disasi is currently undergoing ‘medical assessment’, according to the club’s official website. The 26-year-old defender has amassed a stellar injury record during his career so far. The France international was missing from the team that defeated Everton on Monday.
Injury: Unknown.
What Pochettino said: “Yes, we will see. They are being assessed. They have different kinds of problems. We don’t believe they are big problems, but we will see if they can be available. At the moment they have not trained after Sheffield. We I don’t know whether or not they can be involved on Monday.”
Possible return date: Manchester City (N) – FA Cup Semi-Final – April 20.
Robert Sanchez
Robert Sanchez is ‘absent due to illness’, according to the club’s official website. He struggled with his fitness earlier this season.
Injury: Disease.
Possible return date: Manchester City (N) – FA Cup Semi-Final – April 20.
Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling is also ‘absent due to illness’, according to the official club website. He has remained fully fit for the most part this season.
Injury: Disease.
Possible return date: Manchester City (N) – FA Cup Semi-Final – April 20.
Levi Colwill
Levi Colwill ‘continues to undergo his rehabilitation programme’, according to the club’s official website. The 21-year-old defender has been struggling with a toe injury, which has seen him miss a number of big games for Chelsea and not feature for more than four weeks.
Injury : Toe.
What Pochettino said: ‘We only found out after the [Brentford] game. We ended up with two players who couldn’t train at the time. Levi’s problem is his toe.”
Possible return date: Manchester City (N) – FA Cup Semi-Final – April 20.
Ree James
Reece James ‘continues to undergo his rehabilitation programme’, according to the club’s official website. The 24-year-old defender recently started rehabilitation after undergoing hamstring surgery at the end of last year.
Injury: Hamstring.
What Pochettino said: “We were talking and he has started his recovery, one day closer to the group. This is really positive and we are all positive around him, we are going to help. It is difficult for a player with a very complicated and difficult situation.” It is now the process to start recovering and it will be another day before he is part of the group. The most important thing is to solve the problem and help him be strong.”
Possible return date: Be able to.
Christopher Nkunku
Christopher Nkunku ‘continues to undergo his rehabilitation programme’, according to the club’s official website. The 26-year-old forward has been out for most of the season and is currently out with a hamstring problem.
Injury: Hamstring.
What Pochettino said: “Don’t know [how far away he is]. We still don’t know [if he will play again this season]. Return to training? I don’t know what I said. At the moment we do not yet know when it will be possible to start training with the team. He is currently not training with us.
“That setback did not happen. I have no information about that. He is recovering and it took longer than we expected. That was after the final, he played 30 or 40 minutes. We did not know the problem and we have found it after the match.
“Circumstances like this affect a lot of things, too many players have suffered this season. I hope he can be involved again in the team dynamics as soon as possible and of course, if he has to be really good for that.” At the end of the season I hope he can be part of the team.”
Possible return date: Next season.
Romeo Lavia
Romeo Lavia ‘continues his rehabilitation programme’, according to the club’s official website. The 20-year-old midfielder has made just one appearance for Chelsea this season after struggling to stay match fit and avoid injury.
Injury: Thigh.
Possible return date: Next season.
Lesley Ugochukwu
Lesley Ugochukwu ‘continues his rehabilitation programme’, according to the club’s official website. The 20-year-old midfielder’s last appearance came in December and he has not been seen since without further updates.
Injury: Unknown.
Possible return date: Next season.
Wesley Fofana
Wesley Fofana ‘continues his rehabilitation programme’, according to the club’s official website. The 23-year-old defender has returned to training at Cobham’s pitches but is still thought to be a long way from action.
Injury : Torn anterior cruciate ligament.
What Pochettino said: “Unfortunately, I find it difficult to see Wes play this season, but you never know.”
Possible return date: Next season.