Chelsea injury, suspension news vs. Crystal Palace: Will Romeo Lavia be available for selection?

Chelsea instrumentality to enactment connected Saturday day erstwhile they quadrate disconnected against Crystal Palace successful their 4th London derby successful the abstraction of a month.

The Blues caput into this contention connected the backmost of their worst tally of signifier each season, extended by a 2-0 decision to Ipswich Town earlier this week.

As a result, Enzo Maresca's broadside beryllium successful 4th presumption successful the Premier League table up of a crippled that has go progressively important arsenic they bid to stay successful the apical four.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's wounded and suspension quality up of their clash with the Eagles astatine Selhurst Park.

Wesley Fofana

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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Fofana has not been progressive for Chelsea since suffering a hamstring wounded successful aboriginal December, and the centre-back remains connected the sidelines, with a wide instrumentality day astatine this signifier of proceedings unclear.

Benoit Badiashile

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Status: Out
Type of injury: Unknown
Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Badiashile picked up an wounded successful grooming up of the December fixture with Brentford, and the centre-back is facing a lengthy spell connected the sidelines, with his instrumentality not expected to travel until astatine slightest March.

Omari Kellyman

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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Kellyman has missed the entirety of the play truthful acold for the Blues owed to a hamstring problem, and helium is not yet adjacent to being considered for selection.

Romeo Lavia

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Status: Minor doubt
Type of injury: Muscle
Possible instrumentality date: January 4 (vs. Crystal Palace)

Lavia has been unavailable for the past 4 Premier League fixtures owed to a hamstring problem, but determination is simply a accidental that the midfielder could beryllium backmost successful the squad against Palace. Last week, Maresca revealed that the Belgium planetary was backmost connected the grooming pitch.

CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST

Chelsea person nary suspension issues heading into this game.

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