Chelsea injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Brighton: Enzo Fernandez, Estevao, Joao Pedro latest

With their Champions League chances dwindling by the week, Chelsea are entering full-blown situation mode heading into Tuesday's Premier League fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion.

The Blues person been subjected to a miserable 4 consecutive Premier League defeats aft Saturday's 1-0 nonaccomplishment to top-five rivals Manchester United, who triumphed courtesy of a Matheus Cunha extremity astatine Stamford Bridge.

Liam Rosenior's men could either beryllium 7 points down Liverpool successful the Premier League table if the Reds bushed Everton connected Sunday, oregon they could adjacent driblet down to seventh if the Toffees travel retired connected apical successful the Merseyside derby.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Chelsea's wounded and suspension quality up of their travel to Brighton, who came from down doubly to bargain a 2-2 gully astatine relegation-threatened Tottenham Hotspur connected Saturday.

Estevao Willian

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Rosenior revealed that Estevao Willian was successful tears astatine fractional clip aft the Brazilian suffered a hamstring wounded against Man Utd, and it remains to beryllium seen however agelong the youngster volition beryllium sidelined for.

Enzo Fernandez

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Cramp

Possible instrumentality date: April 21 (vs. Brighton)

Enzo Fernandez was different casualty of the nonaccomplishment to Man United connected Saturday, but Rosenior is hopeful that the Argentine was conscionable suffering from cramp and volition beryllium good for the travel to Brighton.

Joao Pedro

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible instrumentality date: April 21 (vs. Brighton)

Joao Pedro was an unexpected absentee from the nonaccomplishment to the Red Devils owed to a thigh concern, but Rosenior expects the erstwhile Brighton antheral to retrieve successful clip for the travel to his aged home.

Levi Colwill 

Status: Out

Type of injury: ACL

Possible instrumentality date: May 9 (vs. Liverpool)

Levi Colwill completed 60 minutes of a behind-closed-doors Under-21s affable connected Friday arsenic helium enters the last stages of his ACL recovery, and determination is anticipation that the defender volition beryllium backmost earlier the run ends.

Jamie Bynoe-Gittens 

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: May 9 (vs. Liverpool)

Second-string attacker Jamie Bynoe-Gittens picked up a superior hamstring wounded astatine the opening of the month, and the Englishman is facing different fewer weeks retired of action.

Benoit Badiashile

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Illness

Possible instrumentality date: April 21 (vs. Brighton)

Benoit Badiashile has been laid debased by a enigma unwellness for a while, and having not made the chopped against Man Utd, it would beryllium a astonishment to spot the Frenchman instrumentality portion successful Tuesday's game.

Filip Jorgensen 

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Groin

Possible instrumentality date: April 21 (vs. Brighton)

Likewise, backup goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen missed retired connected a spot successful the squad connected Saturday owed to his groin injury, and his chances of returning successful midweek are slim.

Reece James

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: May 4 (vs. Nottingham Forest)

Rosenior admitted past week that Reece James was a "bit further away" successful his betterment from a hamstring injury, truthful the Blues skipper is apt to beryllium missing for the remainder of the month.

CHELSEA SUSPENSION LIST

Mykhaylo Mudryk is inactive serving a provisional doping ban, but Chelsea different person nary suspension concerns for Tuesday's trip.