Chelsea travel to take on Liverpool at Anfield in Saturday’s early Premier League clash.
Robert Sanchez and Jesse Derry will be among as many as 14 players missing for either Chelsea or Liverpool in their Premier League clash.
Chelsea interim boss Calum McFarlane has given the latest injury update on his squad ahead of Saturday’s 12.30pm kick-off at Anfield.
Chelsea go into the game in ninth place in the Premier League table and are battling to secure European football for next season. They trail Brentford in seventh by three points.
Liverpool, meanwhile sit in fourth position and are looking set to secure Champions League football again. They are six points ahead of sixth-place Bournemouth, with the top five qualifying for the Elite UEFA competition.
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Both sides arrive at this fixture carrying considerable injury concerns. Here’s a look at the players who could miss the game for both sides.
Chelsea
Chelsea’s injury concerns continue to mount. Both goalkeeper Sanchez and winger Derry sustained head injuries during the Blues’ loss to Nottingham Forest last weekend, with concussion protocols ruling each of them out of the Liverpool clash.
It is in the wide positions where squad depth could prove a headache for interim manager McFarlane. “Pedro Neto and [Alejandro] Garnacho are both carrying knocks, and it’s unlikely that they will be available,” he said.
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Fellow winger Estevao has been sidelined for the rest of the season with a hamstring problem, while Jamie Gittens has not featured since January owing to injury.
Liverpool
There are question marks surrounding Mohamed Salah‘s availability for Liverpool, as he is yet to return to training. Alisson Becker finds himself in a similar position, with both players edging closer to a comeback.
“Alisson not yet, doesn’t train with us yet but very close to,” manager Arne Slot said. “Mo [has] also not trained with us yet but is also, like Ali, getting very, very, very close to training with us.”
Longer-term absentees Hugo Ekitike (Achilles), Wataru Endo (foot), Giovanni Leoni (knee), Stefan Bajcetic , Jayden Danns and Conor Bradley (knee), will all be forced to miss the match through injury.
