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All the latest injury news surrounding Chelsea and Pafos ahead of their Champions League clash.
Chelsea are back in Champions League action on Wednesday night when they face Pafos in their penultimate group phase fixture. The Blues are currently in the play-off spots, and they are two points off the automatic positions, meaning they are very much in play going into these last two games.
The Blues come into this one on the back of a Premier League win over Brentford, but there is plenty to improve on after a far from perfect display in that one. Pafos do have a shot of progressing to the next round, just one point off the playoff spots. The Cypriot side are five points off top spot in their domestic league and they lost 2-0 to Olympiakos Nicosia. Here we round up the injury news surrounding both clubs coming into this game.
Joao Correia - Doubt
Correia has been struggling with a knock of late and will be a doubt here.
David Goldar - Doubt
It’s the same situation with Goldar, who will be battling to be in contention.
David Luiz - Doubt
Luiz came off last time out with a slight issue and will hope to face his former club here.
Pedrao - Out
Pedrao is out with a knee injury and will not return until some time in February.
Estevao Willian - Fit
Estevao has been struggling with illness but trained ahead of this one and will be good to go. Rosenior has now confirmed that the forward is available for selection.
Enzo Fernandez - Doubt
Rosenior has said: “Enzo Fernandez was ill yesterday and missed training. There were signs of it during the game.”
Tosin Adarabioyo - Out
Rosenior has now confirmed: “Unfortunately for Tosin, there's something in his hamstring that is going to rule him out for the next few weeks.”
Malo Gusto - Fit
Gusto now looks to be back, with Rosenior saying: “Malo Gusto is back involved.”
Romeo Lavia - Out
Lavia is not ready to return yet, but he has returned to training. Rosenior said last week: “Romeo is on the pitch, he’s not with the group yet, but we can see him out on the grass doing his rehab. He is looking really, really good. The most important thing for him now is to make sure we don't push him too hard, so that when he does come back, he's back for good.”
Levi Colwill - Out (Ineligible and not counted towards total)
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.”
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.
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