BREAKING: Injury News And Return Date For Cole Palmer, Colwill, Others Revealed
Chelsea made it six wins from seven matches after the Blues recorded a much-needed 1-0 success against rivals Tottenham in north London. Enzo Maresca’s side bounced back from a 2-1 defeat by Sunderland last time out in the Premier League to beat Spurs on Saturday, with Joao Pedro scoring the winner in the first half.
It’s a result that moved the Blues to fifth, having registered 17 points from their opening 11 matches this season. While Chelsea had a strong squad available to Maresca, there was still several players that couldn’t feature.
So, with that in mind, football.london has taken a look at the current injury and suspension situation at Stamford Bridge – and whether some could return for the trip to Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Maresca said on 17 October: “Benoit will be out until December. He is injured again with a muscle problem.”
Potential return date: December
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Cole Palmer
Cole Palmer has now missed nine consecutive games due to a groin injury. He limped off 20 minutes into his last appearance against Manchester United at Old Trafford back in December.
Maresca said on 17 October: “Unfortunately, he needs to be out for probably six more weeks. This is the update.”
“We try to protect Cole as much as we can, and the most important thing is that when he comes back, he is fully fit. We hope the six weeks will be enough, but it’s a problem that we need to look at step by step, week by week, but for sure he is going to be okay.’
Dario Essugo sustained a thigh problem while on international duty with Portugal’s Under 21s and soon went under the knife. He continues to recover from that, however, though a return date is uncertain.
Potential return date: Unknown
Levi Colwill
Levi Colwill hasn’t featured for Chelsea since the Club World Cup after injuring his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in pre-season. The Sun reported earlier last week that he is on schedule, moving his knee joint again, and is aiming to return before the end of this season.
Potential return date: May
Liam Delap
Liam Delap returned from a serious hamstring injury as a second-half substitute against Wolves last Wednesday, but he was sent off due to two yellow cards in the space of 10 minutes. The striker served his one-match suspension against Tottenham but is expected to return against Qarabag.
Maresca said: “After the yellow card, I told him four or five times to keep calm. But Liam is a player who, when he’s inside the pitch, he’ll probably be playing the game for himself, and he struggles to realise and to listen around him.”
Potential return date: Qarabag (A) – 29 October
Mykhailo Mudryk
Mykhaylo Mudryk is still suspended after being charged by the Football Association (FA) in mid-June for breaching anti-doping rules. Mudryk was provisionally suspended by the FA in December 2024 after failing a drugs test.
