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A look at the early injury news surrounding Chelsea and Wolves as they prepare to face off in the Premier League.
The Midlands side are rock bottom of the Premier League yet to win in 10 games, and they sacked Victor Pereira this week, looking likely to go into the Chelsea game without a permanent manager. Here we round up the injury latest surrounding the two sides heading into the game.
Emmanuel Agbadou - Out (Suspended)
Agbadou is suspended after a sending off last time out.
Leon Chiwome - Out
Chiwome remains out long-term after serious knee injury in Janaury.
Matt Doherty - Out
Victor Pereira said on October 29, prior to being sacked; “Two problems today. Doherty and Rodrigo (Gomes). I don’t know if it’s serious or not. But bad news.” Doherty suffered a knee injury, so it’s very likely he will be out here.
Rodrigo Gomes - Doubt
The same applies to Gomes, who has a groin issue. He goes down as a doubt for now, although Wolves may not want to risk him before the international break.
Pedro Neto - Doubt
Maresca said ahead of the Qarabag game: “Not a problem, just a small issue. So we try to protect him. He is not involved in tomorrow’s game.” He should be back here, but Neto will go down as a doubt until confirmed otherwise.
Benoit Badiashile - Out
Badiashile is out after a fresh setback in October. Maresca has said: “Benoit will be out until December. He is injured again with a muscle problem. He was doing fantastic, showing how good he is, and we will wait for him.”
Cole Palmer - Out
Palmer is going to be out until late November to early December. Maresca said last week: “With Cole, it’s the plan is exactly the same. We will wait and hopefully he can be back soon.”
Levi Colwill - Out
Colwill has been ruled out for much of the season after an ACL injury. Maresca said shortly after the injury: “He is ok, aware he will be out for a long time. It’s a big loss for us. You know how important Levi has been for us last season and the way we want to play. We have said many times that we are able to create chances and attack if we’re able to build up the right way, and Levi was a huge part of our build-up.”
Dario Essugo - Out
Essugo has undergone surgery and will miss around four months of action. A club statement read: “Medical assessments confirmed surgery would be the required course of action, and Dario will now begin his recovery at Cobham, supported by the club's medical department.” He is expected back near the new year.
Myhailo Mudryk - Out (Suspended)
Mudryk remains suspended due to alleged doping. A statement at the time read: “We can confirm that Mykhailo Mudryk has been charged with Anti-Doping Rule Violations alleging the presence and/or use of a prohibited substance, in terms of Regulations 3 and 4 of The FA's Anti-Doping Regulations. As this is an ongoing case, we are not in a position to comment further at this time.” Mudryk is not counted towards the injury total.
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