Chelsea injury news: Mixed Joao Pedro, Enzo Fernandez update provided ahead of key Brighton & Hove Albion fixture

Chelsea caput manager Liam Rosenior has suggested that Joao Pedro remains an wounded uncertainty for Tuesday's Premier League fixture astatine Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Brazil planetary was a astonishment absentee for the 1-0 decision astatine location to Manchester United connected Saturday night.

After the game, Rosenior said that the club's starring marksman was dealing with a insignificant calf issue, and that helium remained successful contention for the travel to his erstwhile club.

Speaking astatine a property league connected Monday, it was indicated that Pedro was yet to tick each container up of a imaginable return.

Rosenior provides Pedro, Fernandez update

However, Rosenior had affirmative quality with regards to Enzo Fernandez, who helium hoped had travel down with cramp alternatively than an wounded during the closing stages versus Man United.

As expected, Estevao Willian has been ruled retired with the hamstring wounded that helium sustained during the aboriginal minutes of that game.

He told reporters: "Joao volition beryllium a precocious call. He was retired connected the transportation contiguous and we'll marque a determination connected him time morning, truthful that's good, positive, due to the fact that he'll beryllium backmost sooner alternatively than later.

"Este, he's decidedly retired for tomorrow, which is simply a existent shame and we're doing our further tests and probe into his wounded and Enzo is perfectly fine."

Will Rosenior hazard Pedro fittingness up of FA Cup semi-final?

Having mislaid 5 of their past six Premier League matches, Chelsea are astatine expanding hazard of dropping into the bottommost fractional of the Premier League table.

At the aforesaid time, the West Londoners besides person an FA Cup semi-final against Leeds United connected Sunday day connected their schedule.

Unless Pedro is 100% fit, Rosenior volition beryllium tempted to sanction him connected the substitutes' bench, with Liam Delap apt getting the motion arsenic his replacement.

Pedro has already made 45 nine appearances this campaign, arsenic good arsenic representing Brazil during assorted planetary breaks.

Despite his value to the team, it whitethorn beryllium worthy Rosenior erring connected the broadside of caution connected Tuesday.