Chelsea injury news: Xabi Alonso provides Moises Caicedo update after loss vs Arsenal

Chelsea suffered their archetypal decision of the 2026-27 Premier League run aft losing 2-1 to Arsenal successful the London derby astatine the Emirates Stadium connected Sunday.

The Blues made a beardown commencement and stunned the location fans by taking a second-minute pb done £117m summertime signing Morgan Rogers.

The Englishman became the archetypal subordinate to people oregon assistance successful each of Chelsea's opening 3 matches of a Premier League play since Eden Hazard successful 2018-19.

However, Arsenal applied unit and restored parity done Kai Havertz earlier Martin Odegaard scored successful the 2nd fractional to gain each 3 points.

Chelsea wounded news: Moises Caicedo latest

After the match, Chelsea brag Xabi Alonso delivered an wounded update connected Moises Caicedo, who was absent for this fixture.

Caicedo has managed lone 14 minutes of Premier League action, featuring concisely successful Chelsea's 4-3 triumph implicit Brighton & Hove Albion.

However, it seems that Caicedo is struggling with fittingness issues, and Alonso has suggested that helium volition not marque immoderate rash determination to bring him backmost excessively quickly.

While the Chelsea brag is assured that Caicedo is not expected to beryllium retired for a agelong spell connected the sidelines, it is important to measure the hazard involved.

"Not longer word but it is astir assessing the risk. Probably past week we took him excessively aboriginal and I don't privation to instrumentality the aforesaid mistake again," said Alonso.

Chelsea wounded update: Three players presently missing

The Blues volition look Leeds United successful the EFL Cup successful midweek, and it is highly improbable that Alonso volition hazard Caicedo for that game.

Chelsea are besides presently missing Jordan Henderson, who joined successful the summertime model connected a escaped transfer, with a wrist wounded helium picked up during the 2026 World Cup.

Another summertime signing, Marco Palestra, is besides presently missing, but he is expected to return to enactment shortly.