"Cole is probably the only one that we need to assess a little bit. The rest are okay, just recovering from last week. He already made a huge effort [against United] to try and play the game. He tried Saturday morning, he was not 100%, but he wanted to be there to help his team-mates in that kind of game."
"It was painful [for him], so we decided to change. We await day by day to see how he is and then decide what we do."
"[Benoit and Romeo] will not be back for this game, unfortunately. They both took part in the session yesterday, which is good news, and hopefully they can be available soon."
Cole Palmer was substituted after 21 minutes during a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United and will be assessed day by day for fitness. Palmer had made three appearances in a week, scoring in matches against Brentford and Bayern Munich, but was not fully fit for the United match. Chelsea plan a cautious approach to his recovery and will monitor him before deciding on involvement. Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro continue to manage longer-term problems. Benoit Badiashile and Romeo Lavia remain unavailable for the upcoming EFL Cup tie but participated in a recent session and may return soon. Chelsea travel to face Lincoln City in the EFL Cup and maintain a strong record against lower-league opposition in the competition.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]