Chelsea suffered a series of setbacks in the foreign breakup with Edouard Mendy returning early from his post. However, Christian Pulsiic and Hakim Ziyech have fully recovered from their injuries and may begin to oppose Southampton this weekend.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard hopes several key players will be compatible in time for this weekend’s clash with Southampton.
The Blues welcome the Saints to Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, after a busy break for much of the team.
His fate will be reinforced by the return of Christian Pulisic, but there have also been a number of setbacks for players while representing his country.
Here’s the Chelsea Injury Room update.
Edward Mendy
Mendy made his deyet in the 4-0 win over Crystal Palace, but can now face a spell on the sidelines after injuring his thigh in his foreign practice with Senegal.
The 28-year-old has returned to the Blues for additional testing and is expected to be away for about 10 days, the match with Southampton will be lost.
Ben Chilwell
Chilwell missed England’s 2–1 win over Belgium after the national team lately.
Gareth Southgate insisted on his absence due to an illness unrelated to Covid, and is expected to play against Denmark on Wednesday.
That means he’ll be fine to face Southampton this weekend.
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Hakim Ziyech
Ziyech played just over an hour for Morocco last Friday night and is now back at Chelsea due to a deal.
The winger still has to do his deyet for the club, but he’s about to do it this weekend after recovering from the knee he suffered in a pre-season friendly against Brighton.
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Christian Pulisic
Pulisic made his first appearance this fourth with a seven-minute appearance in the 4-0 win over Palace before halftime.
The U. S. winger is expected to begin opposing Southampton after fully recovering from a hamr tendon injury that has prevented him from leaving since last season.
Timo Werner
Werner missed Germany’s 3-3 draw with Turkey last Wednesday and then ruled off the team to face Ukraine on Saturday.
Little is known about Werner’s current situation, his fitness will be assessed before the Southampton crash.
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