Fofana will be a doubt with an eye issueplaceholder image
Fofana will be a doubt with an eye issue | Getty Images
Al the latest injury news surrounding Chelsea and Everton as they prepare to face off in the Premier League.
Everton have enjoyed a strong start to the season, and they are just a point and two positions behind the Blues heading into this one. Here we round up the latest injury news surrounding both sides.
Jarrad Branthwaite - Out
Branthwaite won’t return from his hamstring issue until the end of January, at the earliest.
Seamus Coleman - Out
Coleman is going to miss some time with a fresh hamstring issue. Moyes said last week: “Seamus pulled his hamstring, so he is going to be out for a little while. I don't know exactly the timescale on it.”
Merlin Rohl - Out
Rohl has a groin injury that will keep him out for a couple of weeks. Moyes said; “Unfortunately, Merlin had an operation a week last Monday on his hernia. It's going to keep him out for a few weeks. Hopefully, by the time we get around to December, he'll be fit and ready to go again.”
Thierno Barry - Doubt
The striker picked up a shoulder injury over the weekend, and he is a big doubt here. Moyes has said: “When he went down, he did it. He's had a bad shoulder, but he has been well looked after by the medical team. I took him off more for the booking... but his shoulder isn't in great shape.”
Wesley Fofana - Doubt
Maresca said after the Atalanta game: “Wes has a problem in his eye. In this moment it is quite bad, he struggles to see a little bit. But hopefully he can be okay and available for Saturday.”
Moises Caicedo - Out (Suspended)
Caicedo will miss this one, serving the final game of his suspension here.
Liam Delap - Out
Delap picked up a fresh injury against Bournemouth. Maresca said afterwards: “Unfortunately he has already been out for two months and he has to be out again. We don't know for how long, but it looks quite bad, his shoulder. He has been unlucky. We are also a bit unlucky because we need that kind of a No.9.”
Romeo Lavia - Out
Lavia is not expected back from his hamstring issue until early January.
Levi Colwill - Out
Colwill is out for the season with a serious knee injury. It was confirmed back in August: “Levi has today undergone successful surgery [for] an ACL injury. Medical assessments confirmed surgery would be the required course of action. Levi will now begin his recovery and be supported by the medical department at Cobham during his rehab phase.”
Dario Essugo - Out
Essugo is likely to return in January. Maresca has said: “Dario, he was okay, started some sessions with us, but he needs to slow down a little bit and will be out, but we hope nothing important. We hope he will be fine.”
Mykhailo Mudryk - Out (Suspended)
Mudryk is suspended. A club statement in the summer 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 included in the final count due to the nature of his absence.
Continue Reading