Watford winger Ismaila Sarr has been ruled out for at least a month with a knee ligament injury.
Sarr, 23, was injured in the 4-1 victory against Manchester United in the Premier League on November 20 and he now appears set to miss the entire festive programme.
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel will make a last-minute decision on Jorginho, Reece James and Timo Werner for Wednesday’s match at Watford.
Tuchel said the trio trained on Tuesday but will
Pep Guardiola says Jack Grealish must produce his best in the remainder of the season but has praised the way the club’s record signing has settled in at Manchester City.
England international Grealish, 26, joined City
Eddie Howe has insisted it would be “foolish” for him to promise that Newcastle will buy their way out of Premier League relegation trouble in January.
Howe celebrated his 44th birthday on Monday by preparing
UEFA has launched a concussion charter in a further measure to safeguard players sustaining blows to the head, European soccer’s governing body said on Monday.
The charter, drawn up by the UEFA Medical Committee, is aimed at educating players, coaches, referees, doctors and the public about the dangers of concussion in football.
Chelsea have been drawn to face Auckland City, Al Jazira or Al Hilal in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup.
The tournament takes place between February 3 and 12 next year in the United Arab Emirates.
Thomas Tuchel’s side will enter the competition
Memphis Depay and Philippe Coutinho scored late on at Villarreal as Barcelona won 3-1 to finally end their winless streak away from home under new coach Xavi.
Prior to Saturday’s game, only three teams across
Paul Merson has questioned whether Ralf Rangnick’s track record makes him the right person to turn around Manchester United’s fortunes.
Michael Carrick is currently coaching the team following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking last Sunday but Rangnick is set to be appointed as interim manager.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has all but ruled out ever taking charge of another club in England.
The Spaniard is contracted at the Etihad Stadium until 2023 and could extend that, but expects to work elsewhere at some point in the future.
Graham Potter believes striker Neal Maupay has grown as a person after being left out of the Brighton team in recent weeks but is ready to step back into the fold.
Maupay has been dropped for the last three Premier League matches – against Liverpool, Newcastle and Aston Villa – with Leandro Trossard preferred by Potter in a false nine role.
