As many as 14 of their first-team stars are currently injured. The long-term absentees include Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Lesley Ugochukwu, and Robert Sanchez, with recent additions Carney Chukwuemeka, Enzo Fernandez, Ben Chilwell, Raheem Sterling, and Malo Gusto. Pochettino mentioned in a pre-match conference that they cannot recover any players and will add Thiago and Disasi, who will not be available for the next game. The injuries have resulted in a combined value of roughly £526m in injured talent and left only 10 available regular options for Pochettino’s team.
These options include Djordje Petrovic, Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Conor Gallagher, Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, Noni Madueke, and Mykhailo Mudryk. Chelsea’s injury woes are a topic of concern, especially with an upcoming match against West Ham. Pochettino remains hopeful of getting through the current game unscathed and potentially welcoming back Nkunku and Colwill to the team. He mentioned that they are close to being available, but they will wait before deciding if they can cope with the competition.
