Axel Disasi, Reece James, Thiago Silva - Chelsea injury news and return dates for Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea are busy preparing for their return to Premier League action tonight against Tottenham Hotspur.

The Blues face Spurs at Stamford Bridge in one of the final fixtures of the season. Mauricio Pochettino takes on his former club for only the second time since his exit from North London in 2019.

Tonight's game sees Chelsea go into the fixture in ninth place in the Premier League table and just one point behind eighth-placed West Ham with two games in hand. The Blues were held to a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa in their previous fixture and will be determined to secure all three points this time around.

However, Pochettino will be forced to select a Chelsea starting line-up with several of his first-team squad being unavailable. football.london takes a look at the current injury list and return dates for the Blues.

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Pochettino confirmed in Wednesday's press conference that Axel Disasi would not be available to face Tottenham on Thursday. Disasi made an appearance from the bench in the draw with Villa but will now be on the sidelines with an injury.

Injury: Groin.

What Pochettino has said: «No good news because we cannot recover any players from the list but have added Thiago [Silva] and Disasi, they will not be available for tomorrow.»

Possible return date: Unknown.

Silva was taken off late in the draw with Aston Villa on Saturday, replaced by Axel Disasi. It has since been confirmed that he will be leaving the club at the end of the season, as expected.

There are fears that he could have played his last game in Chelsea blue with just over three weeks left of the