Chelsea’s Injury Woes Continues As Chilwell Suffers Setback

Chelsea’s centre back Ben Chilwell is going to seek medical advice after suffering another setback to his injury, this time to his knee.

The 27-year-old has been unable to take part in training sessions since sustaining a knee injury during Chelsea’s most recent 2-2 draw with Brentford. Due to a serious hamstring injury that kept him out of action for three months in September, Chilwell’s season has been ruined by fitness concerns. As a result, this season he has only been able to start 13 games. And his inclusion in the England squad for the forthcoming fixtures is now in doubt due to this most recent setback.

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Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino revealed: “We need to wait until he (Chilwell) sees a specialist. I hope it is not a big issue. At this moment, after eight, nine months at the club, I prefer to be cautious and wait.”

Adding to Chelsea’s woes, England defender Levi Colwill has joined the injury list after suffering a toe injury during the same match against Brentford. Furthermore, midfielder Conor Gallagher’s availability for Chelsea’s upcoming game against Newcastle on Monday is uncertain due to a virus that has sidelined him this week.

“We will see if tomorrow or Saturday he (Gallagher) has the possibility to train, but the problem always with this situation is you lose weight and energy,” informed Pochettino.

“You need time to recover and see if it can be possible to be available and at which level he can be available — to maybe play (from the start) or just a few minutes. We need to assess him over the next few days.”

Benoit Badiashile, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, and Lesley Ugochukwu are among the players now out for Chelsea as their injury list keeps growing. Carney Chukwuemeka is expected to resume team training prior to Monday night’s vital Premier League matchup against Newcastle United, so there is a glimmer of hope.