Get all the most recent Chelsea injury updates before their Premier League matchup with Burnley.
When Chelsea plays Burnley on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League, they hope to make it five games without a loss. Although the Blues are now 11th in the standings, they have at least one game in hand on several of the teams in their immediate vicinity.
The Clarets, for their part, are currently five points from safety and three points from the bottom of the league in 19th place. They defeated Brentford 2-1 shortly before the international break, though, and have won their previous two games.
But this weekend, how will Chelsea match up with Vincent Kompany’s team? We’ve examined their injury list more closely, as
Since coming to Chelsea, Fofana has suffered a lot of injuries; at the moment, a significant knee ailment is keeping him out of action. In a recent interview, Mauricio Pochettino expressed a rather negative outlook over the likelihood of Wes’s return, saying, “Unfortunately, I think it is difficult to see Wes playing this season, but you never know.”
James, another player who has been sidelined by injury, is not expected to return until April due to a thigh ailment. To give him the best opportunity of reaching Gareth Southgate’s side, it will be hoped that he can manage a respectable run of games before Euro 2024.
Lavia has only played a small number of minutes for Chelsea after making a large-scale transfer from Southampton last
After suffering a hamstring injury in early March, Pochettino stated that Nkunku would not be fit for “a few weeks.” So, the Burnley match on Saturday is a possibility, albeit it might be too soon for the forward in the end.
After suffering a toe injury during a 2-2 draw with Brentford at the start of the month, the defender is presently recovering. Pochettino addressed the issue by saying, “We only found out after the [Brentford] game.” After all, we had two players who were unable to train. Levi’s toe is the issue.
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