BREAKING: Huge Problem As #Chelsea Suffer Fresh Triple Injury Blow [FULL LIST] – #CHEMCI—-Mason Mount was ruled out of Chelsea‘s clash with Manchester City – before Raheem Sterling limped off inside five minutes and Christian Pulisic went off after 21 minutes as their injury crisis continues.
Chelsea currently have seven senior players out injured, with key midfielder Mount joining defenders Reece James, Wesley Fofana and Ben Chilwell, as well as Edouard Mendy, N’Golo Kante and Armando Broja on the sidelines.
Manager Graham Potter bemoaned the club’s injury crisis ahead of the City clash at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening – before Sterling was substituted early on with what appeared to be a hamstring injury, with Pulisic following not long after.
He said: ‘He had a kick in training yesterday (Wednesday). It never rains but it pours, as they say. Happy New Year.
‘Stability helps you improve. From the last game at Bournemouth, we’ve lost (Reece) James and Mount from the starting XI. That’s the challenge that we’ve faced since we’ve been here. It’s an opportunity for other players. We’re looking forward to that.
‘That’s just the life you have as a football manager. That affects your consistency. It would be nice to roll out 11 players for each game. But when you’re playing Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday, that’s not going to happen. You have to adjust.’
Chelsea have only won one of their last eight league games – a 2-0 victory against promoted Bournemouth on December 27 – with that result their only three points in the league since October 16.
Influential right back James limped off before the hour on his return from injury against Bournemouth on December 27.
Mendy and Broja are usually backup options, but James, Fofana, Chilwell, Kante, Mount and now Sterling mark six regular starting options for Potter who are currently unavailable.
