Chelsea and Manchester City are set to be without several players this weekend in a huge Premier League fixture for both teams.
Chelsea and Manchester City face a vital Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon for very different reasons. The Blues are in desperate need of a result after losing four of their previous five matches.
Liam Rosenior’s side beat Port Vale 7-0 last time out, but sit sixth in the top-flight table and are in danger of missing out on qualification for next season’s Champions League. They currently find themselves a point off fifth-placed Liverpool, which will guarantee a spot in Europe’s elite competition.
And Chelsea are set to be without several players for their clash against title-chasing City this weekend. Reece James, Trevoh Chalobah and Levi Colwill will all miss out, with Rosenior providing an update on the trio in his pre-match press conference.
He said: “Trevoh (Chalobah) is working really, really hard. He is back on the pitch.
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“Levi (Colwill) is in full training but still needs to overcome some hurdles in terms of selection.
“Reece has been running today, which is great, but no, I’ve got a good squad and we’re ready to go and take on Man City.”
Meanwhile, Enzo Fernandez will miss the game after his comments during the international break about a possible move to Real Madrid. And Rosenior has insisted that Chelsea are capable of beating City even without Fernandez and his injured teammates
He added: “I’ve got an outstanding squad, full of outstanding players. It’s still a very difficult team to pick in terms of the starting eleven. I need to get that right in the coming days.”
Jamie Gittens, Filip Jorgensen and Mykhailo Mudryk are also set to miss the game for Chelsea.
For City, Ruben Dias and John Stones were left out of the matchday squad when the Citizens faced Liverpool in the FA Cup last weekend.
Josko Gvardiol has been out since January after suffering a a tibial fracture to his right leg. Speaking to reporters ahead of the visit to west London, Guardiola provided an update on Dias, who’s been nursing a muscle injury.
“He’s getting better. He’s not ready for Sunday,” said the Spaniard. On Stones, Guardiola said: “Today maybe he will do partial training, we’ll see.”
And on Gvardiol, he said: “He’s getting better, but still he isn’t close.”
