Chelsea vs Ipswich Town early injury news as 8 ruled out and 2 doubts

Chelsea turn their attention back to the Premier League on Sunday when they face an Ipswich Town side looking likely to be relegated, currently 12 points from safety. As for the Blues, they are currently in fourth place and narrowly holding on to a Champions League spot.

Enzo Maresca’s men need to find their form and consistency having limped along over recent weeks, and this would be a good place to start against a struggling Tractor Boys side. Here we round up all the latest injury news surrounding both teams.

Wes Burns - Out

Burns is out for the season and likely until the winter with an ACL rupture. Kieran McKenna has said: “He had surgery to repair his ACL, and thankfully, it all went well. There wasn't too much damage to the other parts of the knee, so it was as positive as it could be.”

Chiedozie Ogbene - Out

Ogbene has an Achilles tear that will keep him out for the season. McKenna has said: “Chiedozie had surgery yesterday. It was an Achilles tear. It's unlikely he'll play much, if any, football this season. Will be looking at preparing for next season.”

Sammie Szmodics - Out

Szmodics will face a battle to be back for the end of the season after ankle surgery.

Omari Hutchinson - Doubt

McKenna said last week: “It's going to be late judgements on how everyone is tomorrow before we make final decisions. There are a lot of players in that camp, and you can put both Leif (Davis) and Omari (Hutchinson) in there.” Hutchinson will remain a doubt here until his return is confirmed.

Arijanet Muric - Out

There is no news on Muric’s return, with McKenna saying: “Aro is seeing a specialist. He's looking at shoulder surgery. It's a different shoulder than what he has been having some treatment on, so it's completely unrelated and very unfortunate. If he has the [op], then that'll certainly be a good period of months.”

Wesley Fofana - Out

Fofana will be out for the season, with Maresca having confirmed: “Unfortunately, Wes will be out for the rest of the season.”

Omari Kellyman - Out

Kellyman has missed the bulk of the season with a hamstring injury, and he will remain sidelined for the duration. He confirmed in a social media post: “Beyond gutted to say that this season has come to an early end for me due to a re-injury of my hamstring. 24-25 has been a tough season for me mentally and physically due to injury, but it’s important now that I take time to get this right...”

Marc Guiu - Out

Guiu is out for now, but he will be back before the end of the season. Maresca has confirmed: “We have good news on Marc. From today, he looks quite good, much better, and he can be back before the season finishes.”

Romero Lavia - Doubt

Lavia is a doubt, with Maresca saying before the Conference League game: “Hopefully, we can get Romeo very soon. I don’t know if for the next game, but he looks quite good in terms of being back soon.”

Mykhailo Mudryk - Out (Suspended)

Mudryk remains out due to a suspension over alleged consumption of a banned substance. Maresca has said: “The only thing I can say is that we are close to Mykhailo as a club, and we are trying to help him. In terms of an update, I don't have one.”

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