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Thomas Tuchel confirmed the news of Chelsea side facing Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday night.
Chelsea host Dean Smith’s side in West London at Stamford Bridge, but will be without several key names for the league meeting.
Christian Pulisic (ankle) and N’Golo Kante are confirmed out due to an injury sustained during the international break, but Romelu Lukaku has been deemed fit to lead the line despite a minor thigh problem in recent weeks.
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Thiago Silva’s availability remains unknown due to the current situation with FIFA and Brazil, while Reece James is permanently suspended.
Tuchel delivered the squad news on Friday afternoon during his pre-match press conference in Cobham.
What Thomas Tuchel says
“We have two (injury updates),“Tuchel told reporters. “Kante and Pulisic came back injured. N’Golo was injured in the game against Liverpool and is in a bit of pain. We’re trying to answer the next question, we’re trying for N’Golo on Tuesday and it looks pretty good. Christian unfortunately came with crutches yesterday, an ankle injury with ten days.
He added on the issues regarding Lukaku: “Not at all. Maybe he had some problems. He came back two days ago, yesterday he trained and today he trained. No problem at all.”
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