Mudryk, James, Chilwell - Latest Chelsea injury news and return dates ahead of Burnley

Mauricio Pochettino still has a host of big calls to make in his Chelsea side as injured players slowly begin to return to the squad. Against Fulham it was still a case of one step forward and at least one taken backwards though.

Noni Madueke was back in the matchday group after a mixture of injury and discipline kept him out of the Carabao Cup victory over Brighton last week. It was his first game back after the last international break.

Armando Broja also took another big and positive step to full recovery. He was handed a first start since November 2022, partially down to the suspension of Nicolas Jackson. The decision to start Broja certainly paid off though after the call came ahead of time considering the ideal path towards building up match sharpness.

Broja scored on his return to the side after making brief substitute appearances against both Aston Villa and Brighton. There were further issues to take into account thoughas man of the moment Mykhailo Mudryk had to go off at half-time after his first goal for the club.

Moises Caicedo also went down with an issue late on and was clutching his right knee to the worry of Chelsea fans. Ahead of the trip to Burnley on Saturday here's the latest from the Chelsea treatment room.

The Ukraine international was withdrawn at half-time against Fulham with many fearing he had sustained an injury following his first goal for Chelsea. Mudryk was replaced by Ian Maatsen after putting in a strong performance against the Cottagers.

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