Chelsea's Reece James set to miss Arsenal clash

Chelsea have an important game in hand this weekend against Arsenal in the Premier League. Pochettino's side are starting to find some good results in the league despite the injury plague in the squad.

The England player suffered a hamstring injury in August and has been on the sidelines for seven weeks. According to reports from Nathan Gissing, Blues captain Reece James James sustained another injury in training over 10 days ago.

The defender could have played against Burnley but was suspended for insulting and abusive language to the official in Chelsea's 1-0 win over Aston Villa. The right-back was expected to return from injury against Arsenal, but his return appears to have suffered a further setback due to a knock in training that required a scan.

With James likely to be sidelined, Malo Gusto will be the one to return to Pochettino's starting line-up after returning from his one-match suspension for a harsh tackle on Lucas Digne in the game against Aston Villa.

 

October 18, 2023