Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has revealed that Levi Colwill and Jamie Gittens are available for selection after taking part in full training.
Colwill has been sidelined with an ACL injury since the start of the season, having undergone surgery back in August.
The defender has been pictured training with the first-team squad in recent weeks, but he had not taken the leap in terms of taking part in full training sessions.
If everything goes to plan, Colwill will be ready to feature in upcoming first-team fixtures.
Will the centre-back make his comeback against Port Vale?
It is believed that Colwill may need to build up his match fitness before starting for the first team again.
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There is nothing to suggest that he won’t be on the substitutes’ bench for the FA Cup quarter-final tie, but it has been suggested that he may also feature for the Under-21s over the next week or so.
Colwill has been pencilled in to start in the Premier League 2 fixture against Fulham on April 10th.
When could we see Gittens back in action for Chelsea?
The winger has not been on the sidelines for quite as long as Colwill, but his last match was over two months ago, having last been seen limping off during the 3-2 win over West Ham in late January.
Guttens was originally set to return for the 1-0 defeat to Newcastle, but a recurrence of his hamstring injury meant he was forced to delay his comeback by a few weeks.
While the 21-year-old is not expected to start against Port Vale this weekend, he should get some minutes as a substitute as he looks to build up his match sharpness. It has been a very stop-start first season for the ex-Borussia Dortmund player, and he will be keen to impress in the final two months of the campaign.
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