Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino provides Enzo Fernandez, Axel Disasi and Ben Chilwell fitness update
Axel Disasi and Enzo Fernandez are doubts for Chelsea’s match with Everton (Picture: Getty)
Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that Enzo Fernandez and Axel Disasi are both doubts for Chelsea’s Premier League meeting with Everton.
Chelsea find themselves under intense pressure as they prepare to welcome Sean Dyche’s Toffees to Stamford Bridge, with the club languishing down in ninth place after two draws in their last three games.
A host of injury and fitness concerns to key players have made Pochettino’s job even more difficult at what is a critical stage of the season and it appears the Blues could be forced to field a much-changed side in west London on Monday evening.
Ahead of Pochettino’s pre-match press conference, Chelsea’s official website revealed that midfielder Fernandez and central defender Disasi were both ‘undergoing medical assessment’.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and forward Raheem Sterling were listed as ‘absent due to illness’, with Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku and Lesley Ugochukwu also sidelined.
However, there was some positive news as Chelsea confirmed that Chilwell had made significant strides in his recovery from illness and it appears the England left-back could be included in Pochettino’s squad to face Everton.
Asked whether Chelsea had missed Chilwell in their last three matches, Pochettino responded: ‘Not only him, we ...
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