Impact Chilwell is still recovering from an ACL injury he suffered in late November and isn't fit enough to play yet, but he will have to isolate for at least a week while he recovers from the virus now.
DECEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
CHELSEA 11-7-5 · 6TH IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
11-7-5 · 6TH IN ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Next Match vs West Ham (H) · Mon 8:00PM
CHE -282 TOTAL 3.5
Ben Chilwell - Tests positive for COVID-19 Chilwell (knee) has tested positive for COVID-19, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed Thursday.
Kai Havertz - Out against Everton Havertz will miss Thursday's clash against Everton while he awaits results from a COVID-19 test, manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed before the game.
Impact Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi have all tested positive, and they join Havertz in being unavailable against Everton. Chelsea lines up with a front three of Christian Pulisic, Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech on Thursday, but Havertz will have to wait for his results to come back to know if he has the virus or not.
DECEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Callum Hudson-Odoi - Tests positive for COVID-19 Hudson-Odoi will miss Thursday's clash against Everton after testing positive for COVID-19, manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed before the game.
Impact Hudson-Odoi, Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner all tested positive ahead of Thursday's game, and Kai Havertz is also waiting for his results and will miss the match. In their absence, Chelsea is lining up with a front three of Christian Pulisic, Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech against Everton. Hudson-Odoi will miss at least a week while isolating with the virus.
DECEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Timo Werner - Tests positive for COVID-19 Werner has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Thursday's clash against Everton, along with Romelu Lukaku, Callum Hudson-Odoi and possibly Kai Havertz as well, manager Thomas Tuc...
Impact Werner, Lukaku and Hudson-Odoi will miss at least a week while in isolation, while Havertz is still awaiting his results. In their absences, Chelsea lines up against Everton with a front three of Christian Pulisic, Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech.
DECEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Romelu Lukaku - Out with COVID-19 Lukaku has tested positive for COVID-19 and will likely miss the team's next two matches, including Thursday against Everton, manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed before the game.
Impact Lukaku is set to miss at least a week while in isolation. With Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Kai Havertz also ill, Chelsea lines up with a front three of Christian Pulisic, Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech against Everton.
DECEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
AFCON's biggest threat isn't COVID-19, it's safety amid a civil war Is Cameroon safe for the likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Edouard Mendy to visit next month? Simon Hughes details the risks
DECEMBER 16, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
MATCHDAY: Liverpool, Chelsea look to keep in touch with City
Liverpool and Chelsea will look to keep in touch with Manchester City in the Premier League’s title race by winning home games against struggling teamsDECEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mateo Kovacic - Should be option this weekend Kovacic (COVID-19) is close to returning to the team and is hopeful to be an option Sunday at Wolves, according to manager Thomas Tuchel.
Impact Kovacic has basically been out two months with a hamstring injury and then COVID-19, so he won't be pushed into the XI immediately. He'll likely be on the bench for a match or two before getting the call and then he'll boost what has been a beat up Chelsea midfield.
DECEMBER 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Trevoh Chalobah - Will be option against Everton Chalobah (hamstring) has trained the last two days and will be in the squad for Thursday's match against Everton, according to manager Thomas Tuchel.
Impact Chalobah will be an option again Thursday, but it's hard to see him starting in his first match back after missing the last two weeks with a hamstring injury. Prior to injury, he started four-straight matches and will hope to get back to those minutes in the coming weeks.
DECEMBER 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
N'Golo Kante - Will be on bench Thursday Kante (knee) has trained the last two days and will be on the bench Thursday against Everton, according to manager Thomas Tuchel.
Impact This is a positive update on Kante, who has been out the last few weeks with a knee issue. His return comes at a nice time, as he'll be able to give some rest to Ruben Loftus-Cheek as well as Jorginho during the busiest time of the season.
DECEMBER 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Man City ruthless, Leeds woeful in 7-0 Premier League rout
Manchester City has inflicted Leeds’ largest-ever Premier League loss with a 7-0 routDECEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: Arsenal plays West Ham, Dortmund needs a win
Arsenal hosts West Ham in a match between teams fighting over fourth place in the Premier LeagueDECEMBER 14, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
FIFA FIFPRO Men's World 11 shortlist: Chelsea, PSG dominate 23-man group that includes Dani Alves The 23 players in the men's list for the FIFA FIFPRO World 11 have been confirmed, with Chelsea enjoying a good number of nominees.
DECEMBER 14, 2021 • BEINSPORTS.COM
Trevoh Chalobah - Faces fitness test for Everton game Chalobah (hamstring) might be fit enough to make Chelsea's match day squad for Thursday's clash against Everton, according to Football.London reporter Adam Newson.
Impact Chalobah has missed the last two weeks since since suffering a hamstring injury against Watford on Dec. 1, but he might be fit enough to return on Thursday. Even if he's able to make the squad, Chalobah likely wouldn't be ready to start quite yet against Everton.
DECEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Chelsea's defensive strength has become a weakness; eight goals conceded in a week The Blues are no longer looking like the meanest defense in Europe following an unsettling trend of cheap goals being conceded.
DECEMBER 13, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Chelsea must renew Antonio Rudiger's contract Rudiger is one of the best defenders in the world and replacing him would be very hard and incredibly costly
DECEMBER 13, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Gallagher scores 2, Crystal Palace beats Everton 3-1 in EPL
A double from Conor Gallagher helped Crystal Palace return to winning ways with a 3-1 victory at home to Everton in the Premier LeagueDECEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
4-0 loss exposes Newcastle frailty amid EPL relegation fight
January cannot come quick enough for NewcastleDECEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
