In professional sports, injury is always one of the risks that players and teams have to face. For Chelsea, they are in the midst of a headache with injuries to key players right before the 2023/24 season.

Join The Sporting News to find out details about injuries in the Chelsea squad throughout the 2023/24 season through the article below

Chelsea’s injury list for the 2023/24 season

Carney Chukwuemeka

• Injury: Knee
• Date of injury: August 20
• Expected return date:  Late September 2023

In the match against West Ham on August 20, Carney Chukwuemeka scored his first goal for Chelsea. However, soon after, he had to leave the field due to a knee injury.

According to the latest news, his knee surgery was successful and the attacking midfielder needs about 6 weeks of recovery before returning to the field.

Reece James

• Injury: Hamstring
• Date of injury: August 17
• Expected return date: Not determined

 

Chelsea’s injury list just added Reece James. The Blues’ new captain suffered a hamstring injury and is expected to be sidelined for a few months.

Christopher Nkunku

• Injury: Knee
• Date of injury:  August 8, 2023
• Expected return date: November 25, 2023

Chelsea’s rookie Nkunku suddenly suffered a knee injury right before the 2023/24 season. This makes Chelsea need to recalculate the use of personnel in the first matches, as well as consider the possibility of buying more strikers to prepare for the new season.

Benoit Badiashile

• Injury: Thigh
• Date of injury:  May 24, 2023
• Expected return date:  August 25, 2023

Chelsea’s midfielder was injured in the final days of the 2022/23 season. However, the summer period gave Badiashile more time to recover. He will soon return at the end of August 2023, but it will take more time to regain his fitness and form.

Armando Broja

• Injury: Knee
• Date of injury:  December 14, 2022
• Expected return date: August 13, 2023

Broja suffered a serious injury at the end of 2022. It took the player nearly 9 months to recover, but there is no guarantee he will regain his fitness at the beginning of the 2023/24 season.

Wesley Fofana

• Injury : Knee
• Date of injury : July 18, 2023
• Expected return date : Not determined

A torn ligament injury less than a month ago seems to have ended Wesley Fofana’s hopes of playing in the 2023/24 season. Currently, it is still impossible to determine this player’s return date, but with a history of persistent injuries, he could rest until the end of the summer of 2024.