Latest Chelsea injury news as seven miss Arsenal with Reece James and Carney Chukwuemeka update

Things simply do not get any better for Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea. Although the club are in the middle of the best run of form since March and subsequently since the new manager's arrival at Stamford Bridge, the issues continue to mount.

After making it quite clear, if it wasn't already obvious, that he hoped to use the fornight away from club football to help his players recover from injury and prepare for what is a treacherous set of upcoming fixtures, the opposite has happened. Despite working with Marc Cucurella, Rob Sanchez and Raheem Sterling amongst others at Cobham due to being left out by their countries, Pochttino problems and dilemmas have grown.

In Reece James and Carney Chukwuemeka Pochettino had two bodies he had been ready to intergrate back into first team proceedings. The latter upped his workload and was even on the bench against Burnley, the first time he has been seen in a matchday squad since the second weekend of the season.

Chukwuemeka has now been dealt another setback with Nathan Gissing reporting that he has suffered knee pain once more. The 19-year-old has been out with a knee problem, one of many in the Chelsea squad with such an issue.

James, on the other hand, hasn't played since the opening weekend of the campaign at home to Liverpool and had been thought to be close to making an appearance before the break but was suspensed for the trip to Turf Moor. What has followed for him during the break is more frustration.

The Athletic reported last week that he was expected to be available for selection but football.london urged caution with the understanding that things would be judged and monitored in the lead up to the game. Now, Gissing writes that he has picked up yet another knock in