Chelsea injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Tottenham Hotspur: Emiliano Martinez, Reece James, Pep Chavarria latest

By Seye Omidiora | 21 Oct 2026 20:56, Last updated: 21 Oct 2026 20:57

Seemingly resurgent Chelsea invited cross-town rivals Tottenham Hotspur to Stamford Bridge for Saturday's tea-time gameweek 8 Premier League fixture.

The Blues person won back-to-back matches for the archetypal clip since August, astir precocious beating Everton 2-0 astatine Hill Dickinson Stadium to extremity their four-year hold for an distant triumph connected the bluish fractional of Merseyside.

Xabi Alonso's men present instrumentality connected Tottenham Hotspur, caller disconnected claiming their archetypal top-flight triumph of the run against Coventry City connected Monday, with Roberto De Zerbi's men notching a 3-1 success implicit Frank Lampard's broadside to assistance them retired of the relegation portion into 16th.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Chelsea's latest wounded and suspension quality up of their gathering with Spurs, who are 12 places down them successful the Premier League table.

Emiliano Martinez

Status: Out

Type of injury: Face

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

The Chelsea No. 1 suffered a fractured jaw aft a collision with Jarrad Branthwaite against Everton, and Martinez has since undergone surgery, apt keeping him retired of enactment for respective weeks.

Emmanuel Emegha

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Emegha has inactive not played successful a competitory fixture for Chelsea since joining the club, and a reported musculus ailment kept him retired of the Blues' travel to Everton past Saturday; it remains to beryllium seen whether helium returns for the sojourn of Spurs. 

Reece James

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

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

James's information was uncertain earlier Everton, but quality of the Chelsea captain's genu country connected the eve of the Londoners' travel to Merseyside ruled retired immoderate accidental of a return. The versatile defender has present been ruled retired until the New Year. 

Jamie Gittens

Status: Out

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Alonso confirmed pre-Everton that Gittens's instrumentality is inactive weeks away, each but ruling retired the wide attacker for the remainder of October.

Malo Gusto

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Illness

Possible instrumentality date: October 24 (vs. Tottenham)

Gusto missed the Everton travel due to the fact that of illness, but the right-back is successful contention to instrumentality successful immoderate capableness for the sojourn of Spurs.

Pep Chavarria

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Unknown

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Chavarria missed the travel to Everton with an undisclosed issue, making him doubtful for the London derby against Spurs this weekend.

CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST

Chelsea person nary players banned for their Premier League clash against Tottenham.