Christopher Nkunku, Ben Chilwell - Latest Chelsea injury news and return dates ahead of Preston
Chelsea have been dealt a fresh injury blow ahead of their FA Cup third round tie against Preston North End today. The Blues will be without at least 10 players for the game at Stamford Bridge as they look to progress into the fourth round.
Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka, Romeo Lavia, Benoit Badiashile and Christopher Nkunku will not be selected against Preston. Nkunku has suffered a problem this week and will not be risked on Saturday afternoon.
Despite returning to first team training this week, Chilwell and Chukwuemeka will also miss out. With that being said, football.london has the latest from inside the treatment room at Stamford Bridge ahead of Saturday afternoon's clash...
Christopher Nkunku has suffered yet another injury problem and will not feature against Preston. Pochettino confirmed the Frenchman will not be selected this afternoon.
What Pochettino said: «I am going to tell you Christoph [Nkunku] is not going to start tomorrow as he suffered issues during the week but he is going to be in the squad. We need to be careful with him.»
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When he joined the Blues back in August, Lavia was kept out of the matchday squads due to a match fitness problem before suffering an ankle issue in October. The Belgian international made his debut against Crystal Palace two weeks ago but picked up a knock in the process, and could miss out this weekend after being absent for the trip to Luton Town.
What Pochettino said: «We need to assess Mudryk and then Romeo Lavia also. He feels
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