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Arsenal Team News at Chelsea: Trossard, Gyokeres, Havertz, Jesus, Magalhaes

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Typically, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is not known for being very forthcoming about injury updates, but Friday's news conference was certainly a departure from that. While usually these press sessions don't offer much, today brought several injury/fitness updates, with Arteta providing updates on Leandro Trossard, Viktor Gyokeres, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Chelsea: Trossard, Gyokeres, Havertz, Jesus, Magalhaes

Chelsea FC Team News vs Arsenal: Cole Palmer, Dario Essugo

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Big news today emerging from Chelsea FC manager Enzo Maresca's press conference- Cole Palmer is fully fit to feature on Sunday. Yes, having come through a nagging groin injury, and then after that, a toe problem, the star man is ready to go, finally. "Yes, Cole is available for both [to play and to start]," Maresca said earlier today. … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Team News vs Arsenal: Cole Palmer, Dario Essugo

Chelsea vs Barcelona Predicted Starting XIs (Champions League)

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Chelsea FC hosts FC Barcelona in a "circle the date" kind of match on Tuesday night. On paper, this is certainly a mouth-watering fixture, and the overall highlight of the continental competiton schedule that evening. It is not the overall top fixture of the next round of UCL action though- that honor belongs to Bayern Munich at Arsenal FC, and don't worry, we'll preview that … [Read more...] about Chelsea vs Barcelona Predicted Starting XIs (Champions League)

Chelsea vs Barcelona Team News: Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford, Pedri

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FC Barcelona at Chelsea FC is the standout fixture of Tuesday night's UEFA Champions League slate, no doubt about it. It's also a match with a pretty extensive injury/fitness concern list, so let's get straight into it, starting with Reece James. The oft-injured Chelsea captain left the 2-0 win over Burnley FC early yesterday, igniting injury concerns. That's understandable, … [Read more...] about Chelsea vs Barcelona Team News: Reece James, Wesley Fofana, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford, Pedri

Chelsea Predicted Starting XI at Burnley FC

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Chelsea FC have certainly had a very busy international break, with lots of injury/fitness news to cover. Overall, the situation that emerged from this FIFA window was largely positive for the southwest London club. It's really more about minutes management and precautionary action than it is actual injury issues. Enzo Fernandez will no doubt have a major workload going … [Read more...] about Chelsea Predicted Starting XI at Burnley FC

Chelsea Team News at Burnley: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens

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Lots and lots of injury/fitness news for Chelsea FC this international break, starting with midfielder Enzo Fernandez. He ruled himself out of international duty this FIFA window, due to his chronic knee problem. “I will not be available with Argentina,” Fernandez said. “I was just talking to the medical team because I had a problem with my knee in the last 4 months. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Burnley: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens

Chelsea Injury Updates: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer

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Chelsea FC are certainly one of the most perplexing teams in the Premier League. They currently sit third in the table, and this season has the Blues' adjusted goal differential has improved. For the '24-'25 season, the adjusted goal differential was plus-0.56. This year, it's plus-0.72. However, they do have an injury-riddled squad right now, and that includes big money … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer

Chelsea Starting Lineup Prediction vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Chelsea got a nice win, very close to home last weekend, beating Tottenham Hotspur in a London derby. Then, in midweek, they traveled to the farthest end of the area of the world covered by UEFA: Baku, Azerbaijan. After a long road trip (nearly 3,000 miles) that ended in a disappointing draw at Qarabag. Now they are now back home to host overall bottom side Wolverhampton … [Read more...] about Chelsea Starting Lineup Prediction vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

Chelsea Team News vs Wolves: Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Benoit Badiashile

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Poor Romeo Lavia; he's injured again. Yes, the Belgian midfielder is set for yet another spell on the sidelines, having come off early in the draw with Qarabag last night. Lavia has suffered a thigh injury, and Blues boss Enzo Maresca summed it up best in post-match press conference yesterday: "It's a great shame, especially for him. He's not able to be fit for a long … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Wolves: Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Benoit Badiashile