Chelsea's injury list compared to Arsenal, Liverpool and rivals as crisis deepens
A look at Chelsea’s injury crisis and how their current list of injuries compares to their rivals.
The injury comes around to bite every team during the course of a long Premier League season, but there is no doubting that some teams suffer more than others. Last season, Tottenham were plagued by injuries throughout, while Arsenal struggled, too.
This season, it is Chelsea who have struggled plenty early in the season, with Liam Delap and Levi Colwill picking up significant injuries early on. But how do the Blues compare to the rest of their rivals compared to their active injuries? We round up the latest Premier League injury table with the help of Premier Injuries.
Premier League injury table
Chelsea - 13
Tottenham - 9
Brighton - 7
Sunderland - 7
Crystal Palace - 6
Manchester City - 6
Arsenal - 5
Nottingham Forest - 5
Aston Villa - 4
Burnley - 4
Leeds United - 4
Newcastle United - 4
AFC Bournemouth - 3
Man Utd - 3
Brentford - 2
Everton - 2
Liverpool - 2
West Ham - 2
Wolves - 2
Fulham - 1
Chelsea’s injury struggles
While Delap and Colwill were the difficult early injury blows, Chelsea’s most frustrating recent injury issue involves Cole Palmer, who has been in and out of the team of late.
Speaking on Friday, Maresca said: “We have decided to protect Cole a little bit, in terms of his injury not getting worse. So we decided to rest him for the next two or three weeks, probably until after the international break, to see whether, with rest, he can recover 100 per cent and be completely fit.
“We have decided to protect Cole a little bit, in terms of his injury not getting worse. So we decided to rest him for the next two or three weeks, probably until after the international break, to see whether, with rest, he can recover 100 per cent and be completely fit”
Expanding on Chelsea’s injury issues, Maresca added: “We have Tosin injured,' the Blues head coach said. 'He will probably be out until the international break as he has a small problem with his calf. Wes Fofana suffered a concussion the other day against Lincoln [and will miss the Brighton game].”
In a potential boost in Romero Lavia and Benoit Badiashile, the Chelsea boss continued: “Romeo and Benoit are better, we will see if they can join us tomorrow. Otherwise, it will be for the next game.”
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