The longer the international break, the longer our Team News preview articles become. That's because the three, instead of the usual two week FIFA window brought more injuries, recoveries and rehabilitations that we typically see during the internationals. And Chelsea, ahead of their visit from AFC Bournemouth, have a very long list of injury concerns, consisting of Reece … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Bournemouth: Palmer, James, Gittens, Caicedo, Pedro, Palestra
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Chelsea Injury Updates: Moises Caicedo, Marco Palestra, Cole Palmer
Chelsea FC head into the September-October internationals (yes, it's a combo platter international break) sitting in the very last position on the first page of the standings. Yes, 10th place, which is as "mid" as the kids like to say, as it gets. Injuries are a big reason why Chelsea are so pedestrian thus far this season. With midfield maestro Moises Caicedo and summer … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Moises Caicedo, Marco Palestra, Cole Palmer
Chelsea vs AC Milan Team News: Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Christian Pulisic
Chelsea will take on another traditional Italian powerhouse, this time AC Milan, on Saturday. The opponent was Juventus last time out, and the Blues fell 1-0, in a match where they were without the services of Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill. Both were only nursing minor issues, so they should be available for this match. It wouldn't be totally accurate to label Palmer and … [Read more...] about Chelsea vs AC Milan Team News: Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Christian Pulisic
Chelsea News: Cole Palmer, Xabi Alonso, Josh Acheampong
With every roster rebuild, there are always the players who are simply "untouchable;" the guys who are essential building blocks moving forward. While every managerial regime change, there are tons of comings and goings, ins and outs, among the player roster. However, new Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has deemed four players to be "not for sale, at any price"- Cole Palmer, Josh … [Read more...] about Chelsea News: Cole Palmer, Xabi Alonso, Josh Acheampong
Chelsea Team News vs Leeds United: Calum McFarlane, Liam Rosenior, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro
Wednesday saw Chelsea join fellow London club Tottenham Hotspur in the three different managers this season club. The Liam Rosenior hire, made back in January to replace Enzo Maresca, seemed curious from the start. Appointing him seemed like a reach, given his credentials, and handing him a six-year deal reeked of being a potential panic hire. Rosenior turned out to be a … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Leeds United: Calum McFarlane, Liam Rosenior, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro
Chelsea Injury Updates: Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto, Romeo Lavia, Cole Palmer
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 Early Team News at Nott Forest: Enzo, Palmer, James, Santos, Chalobah
Chelsea will come out of the October international break with a sneaky challenging matchup at the Tricky Trees of Nottingham Forest. Over the weekend, the Blues picked up a new injury/fitness concern in Enzo Fernandez. The transfer fee record setting midfielder has some knee inflammation, and he'll be touch-and-go for this one. The same goes for Cole Palmer, Reece James, … [Read more...] about Chelsea Early Team News at Nott Forest: Enzo, Palmer, James, Santos, Chalobah
Chelsea Injury Updates: Reece James, Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana, Tosin Adarabioyo
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 Team News vs Benfica: Cole Palmer, Tosin Adarabioyo, Wesley Fofana
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 Injury Updates: Liam Delap, Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia
Chelsea sit in a decent place this international break, second place in the table, behind only league leading Liverpool. They do have a fair amount of injury concerns though, and we'll see who among the likes of Liam Delap, Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer and Romeo Lavia, could return against Brentford on Sept. 13. Yes, the next match for the Blues is, once again a London derby. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Injury Updates: Liam Delap, Benoit Badiashile, Cole Palmer, Romeo Lavia