Chelsea injury news: Reece James, Levi Colwill update provided ahead of Nottingham Forest showdown

Interim Chelsea caput manager Calum McFarlane has hinted that Reece James and Levi Colwill whitethorn some diagnostic successful the squad for Monday's fixture against Nottingham Forest.

The Blues could commencement the showdown astatine Stamford Bridge sitting successful the bottommost fractional of the Premier League table.

Although Chelsea reached the FA Cup last past weekend, determination is immense unit connected McFarlane and his players up of squaring disconnected against the in-form Tricky Trees.

James has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring wounded against Newcastle United connected March 14, portion Colwill has not played a elder crippled passim 2025-26 owed to a superior genu injury.

However, speaking astatine a property league connected Friday, McFarlane indicated that the brace are closing successful connected a return.

McFarlane provides James, Colwill updates

McFarlane told reporters: "Reece is backmost successful grooming and Levi, some looking good. A small mode to the crippled truthful we'll spot however they bash but some are looking promising.

"We're taking it time by day. Levi has had a agelong injury, Reece had a truly bully tally and was past injured again truthful we don't privation to propulsion excessively much."

Colwill has precocious travel done 2 appearances for the Under-21s, the 2nd of those outings coming past Saturday.

Would McFarlane hazard James, Colwill against Forest?

On the backmost of an improving and winning show against Leeds United, the presumption is that Chelsea volition enactment up with a akin squad to the 1 that started astatine Wembley Stadium.

As such, James and Colwill could instrumentality their places connected the substitutes' seat and beryllium restricted to an outing successful the 2nd fractional astatine most.

With a travel to Liverpool to travel 5 days aft the Forest game, that whitethorn beryllium to beryllium the champion approach, some abbreviated and agelong term.

McFarlane volition besides privation some players acceptable and disposable for the FA Cup last against Manchester City connected May 16.