Palmer, Gusto, Chilwell - Chelsea injury news and return dates for Arsenal clash

Chelsea could be without Cole Palmer on Tuesday against Arsenal after Mauricio Pochettino confirmed that the Blues' star man had missed training ahead of the game. The Premier League's joint top-scorer played all 90 minutes of Saturday's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City.

Palmer is one of a long list of doubts for the game as Pochettino continues to be without an increasingly large amount of key players. Malo Gusto and Ben Chilwell are both doubts as well after suffering their own problems at Wembley.

The head coach is confident that Palmer's possible absence won't impact his team too much at the Emirates Stadium. «With or without, we believe that we can win,» he said. «The most important thing is the team, the collective. Of course, he is an important part of the team. He is doing fantastic for us, but this is Chelsea and there are plenty of players who can perform and do the job also.»

Here, football.london has the latest from the Chelsea treatment room ahead of the game.

Palmer completed the full 90 minutes of the FA Cup semi-final defeat to Man City. In the early stages of the game, he appeared to be limping with some strapping around his thigh very noticeable — but he did play the whole game.

However, the 21-year-old missed training on Monday through illness, with Pochettino confirming that he is a doubt for the game against Arsenal.

Injury: Illness.

What Pochettino has said: «Today [training], no. We need to assess him tomorrow morning. But today, no, I don't believe he can be involved, but we need to assess him tomorrow and then we can decide.

»Even if he will be good tomorrow, maybe he is not in a condition to play. I hope he can recover from this situation as soon as possible and be involved again with the