Liam Rosenior confirmed Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez is available for selection again but did not say whether the Argentine would be returned to the starting line-up. Fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s availability ends a self-imposed two-game sanction and offers a timely option for a side with one win from their last seven Premier League matches.<\/p>\n
Rosenior set out an extensive list of absentees ahead of Saturday\u2019s Champions League showdown with Manchester United. Trevoh Chalobah was able to take part in a “modified” training session and the manager called him “very, very close” to a full return. Chalobah had started 29 of Chelsea\u2019s first 30 Premier League fixtures this season before picking up an ankle issue in March, and there is a case he could be involved at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Reece James, by contrast, remains further from a comeback. Rosenior described his captain as “a little bit further away”. Initial reports suggested James would be out for two months with a hamstring injury, placing his World Cup involvement in doubt. New updates have predicted a return at the start of May, which fits Rosenior\u2019s guarded timeline. If James can get minutes against Nottingham Forest at the start of May, that could prepare him for a full return for the clash with Liverpool on May 9.<\/p>\n
The competition for the No. 1 shirt ended when Filip J\u00f6rgensen suffered a groin injury early in March, removing Rosenior\u2019s opportunity to rotate goalkeepers. Robert S\u00e1nchez has conceded seven goals across his last three Premier League appearances since that enforced change.<\/p>\n
Jamie Gittens, signed for $65.6 million (\u00a348.5 million) from Borussia Dortmund, remains sidelined with a torn hamstring sustained in January. A training setback earlier this month is likely to delay his return until May, limiting his chances to make an impact before the season concludes.<\/p>\n
Levi Colwill has been visible on the grass eight months after surgery for a torn ACL. Rosenior warned of caution: \u201cWhen you have a long-term injury, such as the extent of Levi\u2019s injury, you need a long rehab period,\u201d the Chelsea boss said this week. \u201cI want to make sure that he\u2019s 100% right in terms of his match fitness before we consider him for selection for our first team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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