Speaking to the media ahead of Chelsea’s next Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest, Frank Lampard confirmed that Wesley Fofana is in contention to start again following injury and outlined his plans to get several other players back on the pitch before the end of the season.
There have been a number of injuries restricting Frank Lampard’s team selection options recently, especially in defence, but our caretaker manager was happy to reveal that at least one of those players could be back in the team when we host Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge tomorrow, although there was mixed news on the other names on Chelsea’s injury list.
Lampard pointed to a trio of England internationals – Ben Chilwell, Mason Mount and Reece James – as players who have been a big miss for the Blues in recent weeks, a view underlined when Chilwell limped off with a fresh injury in last week’s win at Bournemouth.
However, Frank hopes that at least two of them may be able to feature again before the end of this season.
‘Chilly’s not fit,’ confirmed Lampard. ‘We’re hoping Chilly might be okay for the last game or two of the season but that’s a tight call. It’s a similar story with Mason, maybe a little bit similar with Reece. I feel like Reece might be slightly behind that. So we’re obviously chasing it a bit now.
‘I feel for Chilly and all the players who want to play and represent the club. Obviously we miss big players. Reece, Chilly and Mason are big England internationals who have been successful with the club and I’ve not really had the benefit of them in this short period.
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