Chelsea injury news as the Blues are hammered away to Arsenal without two of their top performers with Mauricio Pochettino facing a tough run of games
Chelsea crumbled without two of their better performers in recent weeks as Mauricio Pochettino’s side were hammered 5-0 by Arsenal on Tuesday night. The Blues conceded four times in quick succession in the second-half, falling to their biggest defeat of the season.
Working without Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto due to injury and illness, Pochettino opted to go with several surprise changes including starting Mykhailo Mudryk as well as replacing both centre-backs from the weekend’s close FA Cup semi-final. Alfie Gilchrist got the nod at right-back as well in a true baptism of fire for the 20-year-old.
The changes were to no avail, though, as Arsenal ran riot in north London. More worryingly for Pochettino, things don’t get any easier either now.
Chelsea travel to Aston Villa on Saturday before then hosting Tottenham the week after. Here, football.london has the latest injury news ahead of the upcoming fixtures.
Robert Sanchez
Sanchez had been ‘absent due to illness’ in the past week but has now returned to partial team training. He struggled with fitness earlier this season, and wasn’t included in the FA Cup semi-final squad or the defeat to Arsenal.
Christopher Nkunku
Nkunku is now back in partial team training, according to the official club website. The 26-year-old forward has been out for most of the season, and he’s currently missing with a hamstring issue.
Injury: Hamstring.
