Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell is set to see a specialist after suffering another injury setback.
The Champions League winner will miss Monday's Stamford Bridge clash with Newcastle United having made just 18 appearances this term. Chilwell was out for the final three months of 2023 with a hamstring injury and now has a knee injury.
The 27-year-old has struggled with hamstring issues in the last two seasons and missed 45 matches in 2021/22 after tearing his ACL. Mauricio Pochettino was cautious in revealing too much about his most recent injury but admitted it was an issue with his knee that emerged following the draw with Brentford.
He said in his press conference ahead of Newcastle: "We need to wait until he sees the specialist. I cannot go in advance. I hope it's not a big issue but in this moment after eight or nine months with the club, I prefer to be cautious and wait."
The west London side have dealt with significant injury issues across 2023/24, with the likes of Christopher Nkunku, Reece James and Romeo Lavia all featuring sparingly across the season. Chilwell was not the only player added to the injury list ahead of the meeting with the Magpies.
Levi Colwill has seen toe issues rule him out of Monday's match, while Conor Gallagher's availability is uncertain as the midfielder suffers with illness. The Cobham product has not featured in training in recent days and Pochettino did not appear entirely optimistic about is return.
The former Spurs boss said: "He is still not here. In the last three days of training, he is not here. We will see on Saturday or tomorrow if he can be with the possibility to train.
"The problem with this kind of situation is you lose weight, the energy is always down, you need time to recover and see if it can be possible to be available and in which level you can be available. We need to assess him in the next few days."
The west London side are also without Benoit Badiashihle, Wesley Fofana and Lesley Ugochukwu, while Nkunku, James and Lavia remain out. Carney Chukwuemeka is nearing a return as he makes his way back to first team training.
toubilnrs
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There's something wrong with the medical staff at Chelsea. The Board will need to probe that staff asap
toubilnrs
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When pulisic and Loftus Cheek left they have not had that constant injury
good observation
Dericko0
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With this i have concluded tgat Chelsea medical team has to be sack
Heoabcdrty
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When pulisic and Loftus Cheek left they have not had that constant injury
Heoabcdrty
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Can they cut off his legs. We tired of his constant injuries
wilbard10
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it's time to sell him
Cowacdelmn
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flush this medical team now
KehindeSeun
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i think the health department need to be checked at and again I think they should limit the way they train them because if the work rate is too much for those players it will affect them. the health department are not doing there job I dont really know what the problems is but imagine pulisic always got injured when he was in Chelsea suddenly he stop getting injured at AC millan who can explain that to me ?? to me something is not right in that health department
KehindeSeun
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our coach is verry stupid ... serious how can he buy guys like Jackson...
who is talking about Jackson here ?? you called someone stupid what about you now,what are you?? mad man
Biodilmnyz
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Oh lord hmmm quick recovery
Mimiklnot
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we need to sell all these injury prone prayers to be honesty
Seueiknop
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All this injury prone players contract should be terminated. James, Chiwell, Lavia, Fofana, Chukwuemeka, Nkunku and others, they're not helping the team at all.
Yes sell them all and bring new players if not they should sack doctors
Pubabeipry
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Then how do you expect a coach to succeed with players that are failing to play 10games
Repabeilno
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we need a damm left back 😒 am so tired of these injury prone players we need some luck these are the problems at the club
Ryansuana11
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Just sell him because this is getting out of hand because yohhhh we got alot of players that are in the market now that can actually make us win games but yohh Chelsea don't think wasting money on useless players
Viubdimnry
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He don start be that
Wudbkmnpru
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let them sell this Chilwell of a person, for me his services are no longer needed,he has been poor for Chelsea for more than 2 seasons now
that's true his useless
Wudbkmnpru
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sell him fast because you won't be good after knee injury
he must go his useless
Wudbkmnpru
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our coach is verry stupid ... serious how can he buy guys like Jackson...
Vaubmnopr
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Get rid of all this guys
Echee27
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Chelsea need to offload these players, Ben Chillwell, Fofona, James even including Nkuku, they’re all injury players, reason I mentioned Nkuku is because that’s how they all starting believing he’ll get better but later you’ll realize that he’ll be getting worst. How can someone sign 4 years contract but won’t be fit to play even 1 month every season until the contract expires and he’ll renew another one
Kiaalnprst
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these guys have come to chelsea for treatment i'm fucking sick of these players better sell them afterall club is bigger than any players .. we needed a results
sedcoprsuz
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sell him fast because you won't be good after knee injury
maucdentu
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let them sell this Chilwell of a person, for me his services are no longer needed,he has been poor for Chelsea for more than 2 seasons now
Famostuyz
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All this injury prone players contract should be terminated. James, Chiwell, Lavia, Fofana, Chukwuemeka, Nkunku and others, they're not helping the team at all.