Chelsea question to the Gtech Community Stadium for Friday's matchday 5 enactment to look Brentford successful a West London derby, aiming to extremity their two-match winless Premier League run.
The Blues suffered a 2-1 loss to Arsenal and followed that with a 2-2 draw with Hull City astatine Stamford Bridge, wherever the Tigers astir apt should person defeated Xabi Alonso's men.
Having impressed with their attacking fluency since the commencement of the season, Chelsea's antiaircraft frailties are present attracting attraction crossed the board, with observers urging caution connected the all-or-nothing Blues.
Separated by 1 spot successful the Premier League table, the sixth-placed satellite champions marque the abbreviated travel to the Gtech to instrumentality connected the hitherto unbeaten Bees successful seventh.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Chelsea's latest wounded and suspension quality up of their gathering with Brentford, who person drawn 3 consecutive matches up of Friday's matchday 5 opener.
Moises Caicedo
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Calf
Possible instrumentality date: September 18 (vs. Brentford)
Chelsea stay cautious implicit Moises Caicedo, who has not played since a cameo against his aged club, Brighton & Hove Albion, connected matchday two.
The midfielder could instrumentality successful immoderate capableness connected Friday, but that is contingent connected receiving the all-clear from the aesculapian team.
Jordan Henderson
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Wrist
Possible instrumentality date: September 18 (vs. Brentford)
Jordan Henderson has been pictured successful grooming for Chelsea, but helium volition lone instrumentality from his wrist wounded aft aggregate checks.
If the erstwhile Premier League-winning skipper does not instrumentality for the travel to look his erstwhile club, helium whitethorn person to hold until October for his Blues debut.
Marco Palestra
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Quad
Possible instrumentality date: Sep 18 (vs. Brentford)
After a promising pre-season, Marco Palestra has missed Chelsea's commencement to the run aft sustaining a quad wounded successful training.
Although the summertime signing recently provided an wounded update, his manager has since stated that the nine bash not privation to unreserved him into competitory enactment without assurances implicit his health.
Like Caicedo, Palestra's instrumentality to enactment connected Friday depends connected however swiftly helium recovers to beryllium acceptable for a spot connected the seat astatine least.
Emmanuel Emegha
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible instrumentality date: Unknown
Still yet to play for Chelsea since his summertime accomplishment from Strasbourg, Emmanuel Emegha's instrumentality day remains unknown.
CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST
Chelsea person nary players banned for their Premier League clash against Brentford.
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