A big part of this season for clubs across the Premier League has been dealing with injuries to players, with Chelsea certainly one of those impacted the worst.
It’s been a regular occurrence for Blues head coach Mauricio Pochettino that he’s gone into a game missing at least a handful of first-team stars.
We’re sure Pochettino will be nervously waiting during the current international break to see if all his players come through matches with their countries unscathed.
Unfortunately, there’s already been one setback to one individual.
Chelsea youngster Carney Chukwuemeka, who’s away with the England under-21s side right now, has sustained a small injury problem.
England are currently playing Azerbaijan this afternoon in a UEFA Euro u21 qualification match.
England are streaming the Young Lions game via their official YouTube channel, where there’s been an update on Chelsea’s Chukwuemeka.
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The commentator has shared: “Carney Chukwuemeka misses out with a slight knock but is expected to be back for the game on Tuesday.”
Thankfully, the attacking midfielder’s injury setback doesn’t sound too bad despite keeping him out of Friday’s game with Azerbaijan.
There’s a chance the Chelsea playmaker could be back in a few days time when the England u21s play Luxembourg on Tuesday.
Carney Chukwuemeka has horrible luck right now
Chukwuemeka’s only played nine games for Chelsea this season across all competitions, largely because he missed a big chunk through injury.
The £20m youngster (Sky Sports) has so much talent and we’ve got big faith in him. It’s worrying to see frequent injuries, though, especially at his age.
This month is Chukwuemeka’s first camp with the England u21s. Therefore, let’s hope he stays with the squad and can play next week.
He came off the bench to score in the FA Cup quarter-final win over Leicester City last weekend, so we are hoping he can finish a frustrating season strongly.
