Monday, December 6, 2021

Injury, blacklist vs. Zenit St

Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic pictured in October 2021

Sports Mole rounds up all the breaking news on Chelsea’s injuries and suspensions ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League game against Zenit St. Petersburg.

Chelsea strive to secure the top spot in Champions League Group H on a visit to Zenit Saint Petersburg on Wednesday evening.

The defending champion is already in the round of 16 after the last 4-0 win against Juventus and is tied with the Bianconeri at the top of the rankings with 12 points.

Thomas TuchelHowever, the side’s side suffered a rare loss over the weekend when West Ham United won 3-2 and ousted Chelsea from the Premier League summit.

Here, Sports mole rounds up all the latest news on Chelsea’s injuries and suspensions before the competition.

© Reuters

Status: the end
Type of injury: Paralyze
Possible return date: unknown

Tuchel recently announced at a press conference that the Blues will continue to go “five to six weeks” without Mateo Kovacic, which means he will not be available until the turn of the year.

N'Golo Kante is warming up for Chelsea on November 23, 2021© Reuters

Status: the end
Type of injury: knee
Possible return date: unknown

The hapless N’Golo Kante recently sustained a knee injury and Tuchel has “no idea” when the Frenchman will be able to play again.

Ben Chillwell on duty for Chelsea in October 2021© Reuters

Status: the end
Type of injury: knee
Possible return date: unknown

Ben Chilwell suffered a partial cruciate ligament tear in his win over Juventus last month and will stand on the sidelines for an extended period while he recovers.

Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah clears the ball against Brentford on October 16, 2021© Reuters

Status: the end
Type of injury: Paralyze
Possible return date: unknown

Trevoh Chalobah started against Watford in the middle of the week before addressing an Achilles tendon issue and the center-back will be doing further research on the issue as he is out here.

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso pictured in November 2020© Reuters

Status: Big doubts
Type of injury: Return
Possible return date: December 8 (towards Zenit)

Marcos Alonso was substituted 72nd minute after losing to West Ham with back pain and is now facing a race against time to get fit on Wednesday as Tuchel ponders his options on the left.

Chelsea striker Kai Havertz will be injured against West Ham United on December 4, 2021.© Reuters

Status: the end
Type of injury: ankle
Possible return date: unknown

Kai Havertz pulled an ankle against West Ham and, according to Tuchel, left the game with “great pain”, so he will definitely be absent this week.

CHELSEA’S SUSPENSION LIST

Chelsea haven’t banned any players from this game.

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