Chelsea face Nicolas Jackson headache as Manchester City worry explained

Nicolas Jackson will once again have to tread carefully on Saturday afternoon as Chelsea welcome Burnley to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.

The 22-year-old striker has accumulated nine yellow cards this season and is one booking away from a two-match suspension. Any player that is booked 10 times in the club's first 32 Premier League matches of the season is banned for two games.

Chelsea play their 28th game of the league campaign at the weekend against Burnley, meaning Jackson has five more matches to go to avoid being carded. Moises Caicedo, meanwhile, is also at risk, with the Ecuador international being booked eight times this term while Cole Palmer has seven yellows.

The Blues' 32nd game of the Premier League season is away at Arsenal on April 23, which will be the cut-off point for those at risk of a two-match suspension. Three days prior to the trip to the Emirates Stadium, Chelsea go to Wembley for the second time in this campaign as they take on Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final.

Everton at home is before that – but if a Chelsea player, like Jackson, Caicedo or Palmer, was to pick up their 10th booking of the season during that match, then the suspension would not carry over to the FA Cup. They would instead miss the back-to-back trips to Arsenal and Aston Villa following the semi-final.

The three players most at risk are all crucial to the Chelsea squad as well, and with the club's ongoing injury crisis, the Blues really cannot afford to lose anyone else. Chelsea published their weekly injury update on Thursday afternoon with nine first-team players included on the dreaded list.

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