Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka return to Chelsea training, Lesley Ugochukwu out for six weeks
Chilwell has not featured for the club since the end of September due to a hamstring injury, while Chukwuemeka only made two appearances before sustaining a knee injury.
Chelsea are set to take on Preston North End in the FA Cup third round on Saturday, but the Blues boss did confirm that neither Chilwell nor Chukwuemeka would be risked this weekend.
The upcoming match follows a victory at Luton Town and, notably, comes after a seven-day gap between games, which provided some respite for the Blues after a busy festive period.
In his pre-match press conference, Pochettino explained, «Chilwell and Carney are not available for tomorrow. We will see for the next game, Middlesbrough semi-final or Fulham. They are doing well, training with the group the last few days, we are happy with their evolution.»
«Lavia is recovering after his injury. We don't know when he will be available again. Problem in his quad during the game against Palace. Benoît I think is going to be available for next week.»
"[And] Christoph is not going to start tomorrow because he suffered some issues during the week but he is going to be in the squad. We need to be careful with him like I told you. Six months where he didn't compete and when he starts to compete it's not the same", added the Chelsea manager.
One player not mentioned by Pochettino was Lesley Ugochukwu, who is believed to have suffered a setback in his hamstring rehabilitation, according to a report from the Standard.
The report adds that the French Under-21
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