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Injury News: Tuchel provides latest fitness update on Chelsea defensive duo

Thomas Tuchel provides fitness update on Thiago Silva and Andreas Christensen

Chelsea are all set to take on Brighton in their next Premier League game as they aim to climb into the top four. The Blues are capping off a solid week that saw them progress to the Champions League semi-final and FA Cup final.

While most of the attention has been off the pitch with talks about the ‘European Super League’, on-pitch action has also continued and is set to continue. A win over Brighton will shoot up Chelsea straight to third place above Leicester. With an important game to be played, Thomas Tuchel provided an update on Thiago Silva and Andreas Christensen (h/t club’s official site).

Chelsea v Sheffield United – Emirates FA Cup – Quarter Final – Stamford Bridge Chelsea s Andreas Christensen during the Emirates FA Cup quarter-final match at Stamford Bridge, London. Picture date: Sunday, March 21, 2021.

Andreas Christensen has missed the last three games while Thiago Silva was hauled off in the City game right towards the end. Tuchel confirmed that Christensen has returned to fitness and trained on Sunday. While Silva is not injured, it was more about his workload.

‘I expect Andreas to be back and to be available,’ said Tuchel. ‘He did a very good training session yesterday and I hope this will continue today. With Thiago it’s a bit different, not because of injury but maybe because of acute overload after his injury with the two games. He’s not injured but we have to see if it makes sense that he starts again.’

Chelsea v FC Porto – UEFA Champions League – Quarter Final – Second Leg – Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium Chelsea s Thiago Silva and FC Porto s Jesus Corona battle for the ball during the UEFA Champions League match at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium, Seville. Picture date: Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

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However, Tuchel will still be without the influential Mateo Kovacic, who has been out since last week. There are not many injuries in the squad at this point and Tuchel will have most of his players to pick from.

Sourav Ghosh

Full-time football fan, half-time football writer.

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