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All the latest injury news surrounding Chelsea and Hull City ahead of their FA Cup clash.
Liam Rosenior also has a personal agenda here having been harshly sacked by Hull earlier in his career. The Tigers have had their ups and downs since making that decision, but they are now fourth in the Championship, enjoying their best season for some time. Ahead of this one, we have rounded up the early injury news surrounding both teams.
Semi Ajayi - Out
Ajayi has a hamstring injury that will keep him out until some time in March.
Cody Drameh - Out
The defender has a hip issue that will keep him out until some time in March.
Mohamed Belloumi - Out
Belloumi is out for much of the season and is hoping to return before it ends.
Nathan Tinsdale - Doubt
Tinsdale is expected to be back from a knee injury in the next week or two. This might come too soon, but he will go down as a doubt for now.
Darko Gyabi - Out
Gyabi suffered a groin injury last month that will likely keep him out until April or close to it.
Eliot Matazo - Out
Matazo is working his way back from a ruptured ACL and is back on the grass but not ready to play.
Matt Crooks - Out
Crooks has a hamstring issue which will keep him out until at least next month.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens - Out
Rosenior has confirmed: “Jamie is looking a little bit more long-term. It's a real shame for him... he's got a tear in his hamstring. Too early to say [how long].”
Reece James - Doubt
Rosenior said ahead of the Leeds game: “Reece is OK, he had a small issue, but is feeling unwell today. It's not a conspiracy, it's the truth. Hopefully, he'll be feeling well enough to be involved in tomorrow's game.” James did not end up featuring, but he should be available here.
Filip Jorgensen - Doubt
Rosenior said before the Arsenal game: “He's close. He's close to being fit and hopefully it'll be either Arsenal or the game after this” Jorgensen is expected to be available for this one.
Tosin Adarabioyo - Doubt
Tosin should be available here. Rosenior has said: “Tosin is looking good, he trained today, and it's great to have him in and around the group.”
Romeo Lavia - Out
Rosenior has said: “He has been on the training pitch with us in the last two days, which has been great to see. As I’ve said before, we have to do is make sure that when he’s back, he’s back for good. We are just making sure he gets the right plan over the next ten days, two weeks to achieve that.”
Dario Essugo - Out
Essugo is not expected back until early March.
Levi Colwill - Out
Rosenior has said Colwill could now be back before the season ends. He said: “Yes, he could [be back before the end of the season], but it’s step by step, and I don’t want to make promises that I can’t keep. At the moment, Levi is in a really good place. He’s on the right track, but I don’t want to put pressure on him. It's been brilliant to see him back on the pitch running. He is itching to get back, but we need to make sure he feels 100 per cent perfect.”
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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