Palmer, Gusto, Nkunku - Chelsea injury news and return dates for Aston Villa
Chelsea deeply missed Cole Palmer during Tuesday's heavy defeat at Arsenal.
Mauricio Pochettino will be eager for the Blues' top scorer to return to action as soon as possible as he aims for a strong start to the season. It remains to be seen whether the former Manchester City man will have recovered from his illness for this weekend's clash with Aston Villa.
Malo Gusto was another big miss for Pochettino's side, who failed to lay a glove on the Gunners earlier this week. The French defender, like Palmer, has been one of the few consistent performers during what has been a testing campaign.
Chelsea will be looking to get back on track on Saturday evening, though have various injury issues to contend with. Here, football.london has the latest injury news ahead of this weekend's trip to Birmingham.
Palmer was absent for the Blues' 5-0 loss at Arsenal after suffering with an illness after the FA Cup semi-final defeat by Manchester City.
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 team."
Possible return date: Aston Villa (A) — Saturday, April 27.
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