Chelsea will be without Cole Palmer until after the next international break at least, with Enzo Maresca now having to cope with an injury crisis knocking on double-digit casualties.
As well as Palmer missing their next three matches versus Brighton and Liverpool in the Premier League and Benfica in the Champions League due to his groin issue, Maresca has revealed Tosin Adarabioyo and Wesley Fofana will likewise miss the same period.
Adarabioyo has a calf problem while Fofana showed concussion symptoms after completing the full 90 versus Lincoln in the Carabao Cup – a game in which Chelsea’s second-choice goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen punched him in the head when trying to clear a cross.