Chelsea injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Sunderland: Emiliano Martinez, Joao Pedro, Jorrel Hato latest

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Chelsea are backmost successful enactment connected Sunday day erstwhile they quadrate disconnected against Sunderland successful the Premier League.

After 9 matches, the Blues beryllium successful 4th presumption successful the Premier League table, aided by last weekend's 2-0 triumph implicit Manchester United.

However, already trailing leaders Arsenal by 8 points, Xabi Alonso knows that lone a triumph implicit the Black Cats volition bash if his squad are to stay arsenic extracurricular contenders successful the rubric race.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's latest wounded and suspension quality earlier visiting the Stadium of Light, a crushed wherever they suffered a 2-1 decision connected the last play of 2025-26.


Maxence Lacroix

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Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Having suffered a superior hamstring wounded against Liverpool successful the EFL Cup, Maxence Lacroix is not expected to instrumentality to enactment until 2027.


Jorrel Hato

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Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Back

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Jorrel Hato has been sidelined for the past 2 matches done injury, with reports indicating that helium has been suffering with a backmost problem. At this constituent successful time, it is unclear whether the Netherlands planetary volition instrumentality earlier the planetary break.


Joao Pedro

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Status: Out

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible instrumentality date: November 21 (vs. Leeds United)

Joao Pedro volition beryllium missing for a "few weeks" with a thigh injury, meaning that the Brazilian volition not instrumentality to enactment earlier the November planetary break.


Emiliano Martinez

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Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Face

Possible instrumentality date: November 8 (vs. Sunderland)

Emiliano Martinez is connected the mend from jaw country pursuing a sickening collision with Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite successful the mediate of October. With the 34-year-old having been called up by Argentina, the existent presumption is that helium volition instrumentality to the squad connected Sunday.


Reece James

© Imago / Chelsea midfielder Reece James successful August 2026.

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: January 3 (vs. Newcastle United)

The luckless Reece James precocious underwent an cognition connected a genu injury, and the Englishman is not expected to play again successful 2026.


Jamie Gittens

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Status: Out

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible instrumentality date: November 8 (vs. Sunderland)

Jamie Gittens picked up an ankle wounded with England's Under-21s during the past planetary break, and it volition beryllium a "few weeks" earlier helium is backmost successful contention too.


CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST

Chelsea person nary players suspended for the travel to the North-East.

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