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Chelsea Team News at Aston Villa: Marc Cucurella, Estevao, Wesley Fofana, Pedro Neto, Mykhailo Mudryk

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Marc Cucurella is on the verge of coming back for Chelsea this week, having recovered from his recent thigh injury. He should be able to make his comeback either in midweek against Aston Villa or in the FA Cup on Saturday at Wrexham. On the international level, the 27-year-old left back won Euro 2024 winner with Spain. On the club level, he's made over 140 appearances for … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Aston Villa: Marc Cucurella, Estevao, Wesley Fofana, Pedro Neto, Mykhailo Mudryk

Chelsea Team News at Arsenal: Estevao, Wesley Fofana, Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavia

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Chelsea FC are only three points outside the top four, but the team they're chasing, Manchester United, is pretty hot right now. The Blues can't afford to keep dropping points with draws right now. And ahead of their London derby at Arsenal this Sunday, they have a long injury and unavailability list to contend with. Wesley Fofana is suspended here, having received two yellow … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Arsenal: Estevao, Wesley Fofana, Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavia

Chelsea Team News at Fulham: Rosenior, McFarlane, Cucurella, Sanchez, Fofana

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Liam Rosenior was officially appointed the new manager at Chelsea FC today, but he won't be in the dugout for tomorrow night's Fulham Road derby. While Rosenior will take over the side, the deal wasn't signed, sealed, finalized etc. in time for him to be in charge at the midweek local derby. And with that, interim manager Calum McFarlane gets one more game in charge of the … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Fulham: Rosenior, McFarlane, Cucurella, Sanchez, Fofana

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 Injury Updates: Reece James, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adarabioyo

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It was a big weekend for Chelsea, who scored a nice win over then league leading Liverpool. Team captain Reece James played the full 90 in that victory but he did not come away unscathed. James suffered an unspecified injury of some sort, forcing him to pull out of international duty with England this week. It may just be a knock, and nothing more serious, but it is … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Reece James, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adarabioyo

Chelsea FC Team News vs Liverpool: Santos, Fofana, Chalobah

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On the eve of Chelsea's 1-0 win over Benfica on Tuesday night, in the UEFA Champions League competition, manager Enzo Maresca said that three of his players faced late fitness tests: Moises Caicedo, Joao Pedro and Andrey Santos. "This afternoon, we are going to assess Caicedo, Joao Pedro and Andrey Santos," Maresca said on Monday. … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Team News vs Liverpool: Santos, Fofana, Chalobah

Chelsea Team News vs Benfica: Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana

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Over the weekend, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca provided an update on three of the Blues six injured players. Ahead of the surprise loss to Brighton, Maresca provided some level of insight into the situations surrounding Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana. Let's get you up to speed for the UCL clash with Benfica (and good old friend, Jose Mourinho), starting with … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Benfica: Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana

Chelsea vs AC Milan Team News: Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Christian Pulisic

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It's a very quick turnaround for Chelsea FC as their second of the weekend's two preseason friendlies will get here before you know it. AC Milan comes in and that means a chance to reunite with old friends Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori. Well, Pulisic had a rough summer, coming under tremendous fire from United States Men's National Team observers and … [Read more...] about Chelsea vs AC Milan Team News: Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Christian Pulisic