Chelsea boost as four players return to training after injury and illness

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was pleased to spot a quartet of players instrumentality to grooming connected Monday aft missing Saturday’s triumph astatine Bournemouth.

Midfielders Enzo Fernandez and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall missed the weekend’s enactment owed to unwellness but present look to person recovered.

Also backmost connected the grooming tract were Romeo Lavia and Malo Gusto who some missed the travel to the Vitality Stadium with thigh injuries.

The Blues squad present looks successful beauteous bully shape, with England planetary Reece James the lone elder subordinate presently sidelined.

Jadon Sancho, who made his debut for the nine astatine Bournemouth, was not grooming alongside his teammates connected Monday arsenic the indebtedness signing is moving individually to physique fitness.

The on-loan Manchester United winger came disconnected the seat astatine half-time and looked precise bully against the Cherries, but is inactive not astatine afloat lucifer fitness.

He volition anticipation to beryllium successful enactment again this play for his caller broadside with Chelsea travelling crossed London to look West Ham successful the 12.30pm kick-off connected Saturday.

Ahead of the triumph astatine Bournemouth said of James ‘unfortunately Reece James needs much time,’ but the full-back is not expected to beryllium sidelined for overmuch longer and should beryllium backmost by the extremity of the month.

James is yet to marque an appearances this play arsenic helium deals with his latest hamstring injury.

Chelsea’s triumph astatine Bournemouth came done a precocious extremity from substitute Christopher Nkunku and continued a reasonably encouraging commencement nether Maresca.

After a summertime of immense alteration astatine the nine the Italian has begun beingness arsenic a Premier League brag with 7 points from 4 games and the lone decision coming against champions Manchester City.

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