Chelsea are set to travel light as they head up north tonight to Old Trafford in order to face Manchester United and Erik ten Hag for the first time this season under Mauricio Pochettino.
The Blues haven't beaten the Red Devils in the Premier League since November 2017, but will be hoping that the momentum from their 3-2 win over Brighton can propel them over what has been a struggling United side in recent weeks.
However, they'll need to do so short on a few stars — something they've had to get extremely used to over the first half of the campaign. It's been nothing short of an injury crisis at Chelsea this season and more bad news came this week to pile on the misery as we get closer to kick-off.
With that in mind, football.london takes a look at the latest injury news for Chelsea.
After months of rehabilitation, Nkunku has finally returned to first-team training. He was in contention to feature against Brighton but ended up missing out on the squad in the end.
Pochettino said Nkunku and Lavia «are close» but will miss out against Man United as the quick turnaround in midweek is too close for the pair to make their debuts.
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Madueke was left on the bench for the clash against the Seagulls and did not make a substitute appearance, and he's set to miss out after going down with a minor injury in training.
Possible return date: Everton (A) – Sunday, December 10
Ugochukwu was another who will miss out against Man Untied after picking up a minor injury after the Brighton match. The youngster was
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