Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has ruled striker Christopher Nkunku out of tomorrow's League Cup semifinal tie against Middlesbrough. There had been hopes he would be available, but apparently his hip injury is worse than initially thought. "No [chance of playing]," Pochettino said. "Always happens, no? With long-term injuries, to find the balance is the difficult … [Read more...] about Christopher Nkunku, Malo Gusto Ruled Out of League Cup Clash
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Chelsea Team News vs Fulham: Chilwell, Nkunku, Badiashile, Carney
Last night saw Chelsea suffer a shock 1-0 loss to Middlesbrough, in the first leg of their EFL Cup semifinal. As always, injuries played a part as the Blues were without the services of four players that they had hoped to have had available for the cup clash: Christopher Nkunku (hip), Ben Chilwell (thigh), Benoit Badiashile (unknown) and Carney Chukwuemeka (knee). Will any … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Fulham: Chilwell, Nkunku, Badiashile, Carney
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Middlesbrough (EFL Cup Semifinals)
Chelsea FC must quickly pivot from one domestic cup competition, where their opponent is a lower division side, to the next. Having just routed Preston North End yesterday, in the third round of the FA Cup, the Blues next take on Middlesbrough in the League Cup semifinals. "Don't Middles me bro!" In trying to forecast the first team that manager Mauricio Pochettino will … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Middlesbrough (EFL Cup Semifinals)
Chelsea Team News at Middlesbrough: Nkunku, Chilwell, Carney, Lavia
As we rapidly shift from one cup competition to another, the Chelsea FC absentee list remains very lengthy. Thus we'll just dive straight in to it, starting with Christopher Nkunku. His competitive Chelsea debut was a very long time coming (due to a knee injury suffered in the preseason), and sure enough, Nkunku got injured again soon afterward. Now Nkunku has a hip issue, … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Middlesbrough: Nkunku, Chilwell, Carney, Lavia
Chelsea Team News vs Arsenal: Disasi, Broja, Chilwell, James, Gusto
Chelsea hosts Arsenal in a London derby that could see, combined, as many as 15-20 players miss out due to injury. We covered the Arsenal side already, and in regards to Chelsea, we'll begin with Armando Broja. The Albanian striker, who had just recovered from a long-term knee injury to feature again, had to withdraw from international duty this week. … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News vs Arsenal: Disasi, Broja, Chilwell, James, Gusto
Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Fulham
Chelsea FC will travel walking distance, down the Fulham Road to Craven Cottage for the southwest London derby on Monday night. Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino doesn't really have a striker available for this Monday Night Football clash, so what will he do against Fulham? Christopher Nkunku remains out long term with a knee injury while Nicolas Jackson is suspended for yellow … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Fulham
Chelsea Team News at Fulham: Chilwell, Noni, James, Carney
These days, the injury bug doesn't just bite Chelsea- it chomps, sinks its teeth in, and never lets go. And it's not just an injury bug, it's a whole swarm this season. Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino did his weekly Friday news conference today, and during the session he delivered a very bleak update on the hamstring injury that Ben Chilwell suffered in midweek, in the League … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Fulham: Chilwell, Noni, James, Carney
Chelsea FC News: Enzo Fernandez, Transfer Spending, Ben Chilwell
Happy international break everyone! You have to give kudos to the CIES Football Observatory, for releasing their reports during the internationals, when we're all looking for material to write about. The latest CIES study looked at the 100 most active clubs, across the world, over the past decade, in terms of net transfer spending. Manchester United, Chelsea and Paris … [Read more...] about Chelsea FC News: Enzo Fernandez, Transfer Spending, Ben Chilwell