Chelsea coach, Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed the players that’ll miss his side’s Premier League tie with Aston Villa this weekend.
Aston Villa will hosts the Blues at Villa Park on Saturday night.
Speaking during his pre-match press conference on Friday, Pochettino confirmed that centre-back Levi Colwill and full-back Reece James won’t return from their respective injuries in time for the Aston Villa game.
Recall that Colwill has not played for the Chelsea since their 2-2 draw against Brentford earlier in March. He sustained a toe injury in his side’s victory against Crystal Palace.
As for James, he returned in October last year only to reaggravate his hamstring injury. He underwent surgery to fix the underlying issue and returned to training only recently.
“They are not available yet. They are close.
“They were doing partial training, but they are not available,” Pochettino said (via Football London).
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