Chelsea injury stories ahead of their game between Wolvampton including the recent news on Kai Havertz, Jorginho, and Romelu Lukaku, and among others.
Chelsea will try to get back on track when they travel to Wolves in the Premier League at 14:00 on Sunday afternoon.
Everton frustrated the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night, leaving them five points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Thomas Tuchel's side will face a tough task in defeating Bruno Lage's side, having conceded just two goals in their last six games, which included matches against Liverpool and Manchester City.
Chelsea has a number of injury concerns going into the game, including Covid-19. Football.london keeps you up to date with all the latest news.
Callum Hudson-Odoi, Romelu Lukaku, and Timo Werner
Each player tested positive for Covid-19 in the days leading up to the Everton match, and will now be self-isolated for ten days.
They were all forced to watch from home after returning positive Covid tests, which resulted in a haphazard attack against the Toffees.
Ben Chilwell, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner, and Romelu Lukaku have all tested positive for Covid, according to Tuchel's press conference ahead of the Everton game. Kai Havertz was initially suspected of having Covid.
"Kai feels unwell, he's not positive yet, but we're waiting for test results, so we decided not to bring him to the squad," Tuchel said.
"We ran some additional tests at 12 p.m. today to ensure that everyone would be there for lunch. After that, we had to choose a team. Is the lineup going to be the same? I'm not sure. The problem began yesterday, when the players became ill and were unable to train." We needed to double-check the flow tests and await the PCR results. The outcomes are what they are, and the situation is what it is "We still have a strong squad that we want to develop further and that should be competitive. We focus on the guys who are present, as we always do."
Date of expected return: N/A
Havertz, Kai
Thankfully, manager Tuchel has confirmed what has been happening to Kai Havertz in his Wolves presser since the update on Thursday before the Everton game.
The German was initially sick, and it was suspected that he was also Covid-19 positive, but these fears were allayed ahead of the weekend.
"At the moment, no more positive results," Tuchel said.
The lottery will be held again tomorrow morning and afternoon. We're relieved that Kai [Havertz] has more than one negative result right now. So he's back in training, and we'll see what happens."
Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) is expected to return on Sunday, December 19.
Jorginho
The Italian hasn't had a break since his summer European Championship efforts with Italy, and it's finally caught up with him.
Unfortunately, the midfield injury crisis has forced the 29-year-old to play through pain on several occasions, and Tuchel confirmed on Friday afternoon that he will no longer be able to do so.
Tuchel's comments: "If you want to have my undivided attention,
"If you want my very honest opinion," Tuchel said, "we have Jorginho a doubt for Sunday again because he's in pain."
In the first half against Everton, the English midfielder had an injury scare.
In the 20th minute, Loftus-Cheek landed awkwardly on his ankle while contesting a long ball.
Chelsea's No.12 was able to get back on his feet and continue playing, but Tuchel has listed him as a doubt, along with his midfield partner.
Tuchel's comments: "We're not sure about Ruben Loftus-Cheek because he's in pain. So, do we know if they'll be able to join us on our trip tomorrow? We don't have any."
Ben Chilwell
With the knee injury he sustained in the Champions League victory over Juventus, Chilwell appears to be out for a long time.
The defender is supposed to be out till the Next year as he continues his recovery, in spite of returning to the training in recent days.
He was one of the four players who tested positive for Covid-19, according to this update.
"So it's Mateo Kovacic and Ben Chilwell out at the moment," Tuchel said.
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