Chelsea vs Ipswich Town final injury update as 9 ruled out and 2 doubts

Chelsea return to action on Sunday when they face strugglers Ipswich Town, who are hanging on by a threat in the relegation zone, already 12 points from safety and looking set for a return to the Championship.

The Blues are hanging on to fourth place by a thread, and they are going to have to put together a consistent run of form to come out on top in what looks to be one of the most exciting battles for Champions League football in some time. Here we round up the final injury news surrounding both teams after the pre-match press conferences.

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

Hutchinson is a doubt with a hamstring issue here. McKenna has said: “We've had one or two knocks from the last game, too. One or two are being assessed.” Hutchinson comes under that update.

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.”

Ben Godfrey - Doubt

McKenna has said of Godfrey: "Ben's back training fully with the group. He's been good around his teammates.”

Tosin Adarabioyo and Cole Palmer - Fit

Maresca has confirmed that the decision to substitute both players against Legia Warsaw was pre-planned. He said in his pre-match press conference: “No, no, no, we planned for him [Palmer] and for Tosin 45 minutes so everything was planned.”

Wesley Fofana - Out

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

Omari Kellyman - Out

Kellyman has confirmed he will miss the end of the season, writing: “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 will miss this one, but he is said to be making good progress. 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 - Out

Maresca has recently said: “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.” This one will come too soon, but the midfielder is not far off.

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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