Chelsea injury update: Reece James, Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho latest news and return dates

Chelsea‘s wounded concern is acceptable to amended importantly for this weekend’s travel to look Leicester, though determination is 1 large blow.

Enzo Maresca has plentifulness of issues astatine the commencement of the planetary break, with Cole Palmer and Levi Colwill some withdrawing from England duty, portion Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia and Malo Gusto besides had fittingness concerns.

However, up of his Maresca’s instrumentality to erstwhile nine Leicester, astir his afloat squad person been successful grooming to bolster his options.

Here’s the latest Chelsea wounded news…

Chelsea skipper Reece James is facing different spell connected the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

The full-back had to hold until October for his archetypal quality of the season, having picked up a hamstring contented up of the caller campaign, and helium has present suffered a caller setback.

“He felt thing and we don't privation to instrumentality immoderate risks for the weekend,” Maresca said astatine his property league connected Thursday.

“He is the lone 1 that is not disposable for this weekend. It's a muscular problem. We don't privation to instrumentality immoderate risks for this play and hopefully it's not thing long.

“At the infinitesimal we don’t cognize however long. Then we’ll see.”

Potential instrumentality date: Unknown

Cole Palmer did not articulation up with England implicit the planetary break, withdrawing from the squad arsenic a precaution.

The Blues prima played the afloat 90 minutes against Arsenal a fortnight ago, contempt having been a uncertainty for that lucifer aft helium was connected the receiving extremity of a dense situation from Lisandro Martinez a week earlier.

The Chelsea brag said: “Some of them are better, immoderate of them we volition trial contiguous but wide they are overmuch better.”

Potential instrumentality date: Saturday November 23, 2024 vs Leicester

It has been a frustrating fewer weeks for Jadon Sancho, who has not played since the decision distant to Liverpool past month.

The winger has been contending with unwellness and a knock, but has returned to grooming this week and is successful contention to marque the squad against Leicester.

Potential instrumentality date: Saturday November 23, 2024 vs Leicester

After helium was forced disconnected against Arsenal, Romeo Lavia inactive joined up with the Belgium but did not play immoderate portion successful their matches against Italy and Israel.

Belgium brag Domenico Tedesco explained wherefore helium near Lavia retired of the matchday squad for the Italy match.

"I deliberation Romeo Lavia has a hamstring problem," helium told RTL Sports: "It was bothering him this greeting and we didn't privation to hazard him."

Lavia was pictured successful grooming connected Thursday, suggesting helium is not facing a spell connected the sidelines.

Potential instrumentality date: Saturday November 23, 2024 vs Leicester

As was the lawsuit with Palmer, Levi Colwill played the afloat lucifer against but past withdrew from the England squad.

There has not been an authoritative update connected what that wounded contented was, though it is not believed to beryllium superior and Colwill has been successful grooming this week.

As agelong arsenic determination are nary setbacks connected Friday, helium is apt to marque the squad connected Saturday.

Potential instrumentality date: Saturday November 23, 2024 vs Leicester

Having started against the Gunners, Gusto was replaced successful the 82nd infinitesimal with an wounded and past had to retreat from France U21 duty.

"The defender underwent a aesculapian introspection upon accomplishment astatine Clairefontaine, France's grooming base. The French Football Federation confirmed the withdrawal of Gusto and 3 different players owed to injury," a connection read.

However, Gusto posted a representation connected societal of himself successful Chelsea grooming earlier this week, which would constituent to him being disposable for Maresca.

Potential instrumentality date: Saturday November 23, 2024 vs Leicester

Wesley Fofana is successful contention to look his erstwhile broadside Leicester this weekend.

As with galore of his team-mates, Fofana has taken portion successful grooming up of the travel to the King Power.

Potential instrumentality date: Saturday November 23, 2024 vs Leicester

Omari Kellyman is inactive waiting to marque his debut for Chelsea, having arrived for £19million from Aston Villa successful the summer.

The 19-year-old has not yet recovered from a hamstring injury, but caller reports suggest that Kellyman could instrumentality to grooming by the extremity of this month, with a presumption to being disposable successful December.

Potential instrumentality date: December 2024