{"id":591915,"date":"2021-05-22T06:52:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T10:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=591915"},"modified":"2021-05-22T06:52:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T10:52:52","slug":"chelsea-injury-news-christensen-kante-havertz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/22\/chelsea-injury-news-christensen-kante-havertz\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Injury News: Updates on Andreas Christensen, N&#8217;Golo Kante and Kai Havertz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blues travel to Villa Park on Sunday 23 May for their final game of the season, with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/08\/chelsea-and-thomas-tuchel\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0side knowing full well that a win will secure Champions League football for next year. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/chelsea-fc\/players\/chelsea-team-news-havertz-kante-20655284\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">George Smith of Football.London,<\/a> the latest Chelsea injury news is dominated by hamstring issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea Injury News: Andreas Christensen, N&#8217;Golo Kante and Kai Havertz Updates<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Andreas Christensen Could Return<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Danish International\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/03\/08\/christensen-chelsea-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Andreas Christensen<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has missed Chelsea&#8217;s last three games after suffering a hamstring injury in the 2-1 victory over\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/20\/manchester-city-buy-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester City<\/span><\/a> earlier in the month.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His setback meant that he was unavailable for the recent double-header against\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/21\/leicester-city-confirm-wes-morgans-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Leicester City<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, but the centre-back is now in contention for a starting place against\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/19\/mehdi-zerkane-aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aston Villa,<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0with Tuchel confirming this in his pre-match press conference on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">N&#8217;Golo Kante and Kai Havertz Remain Doubts<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/04\/ngolo-kante-and-chelsea-top-form-go-hand-in-hand\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">N&#8217;Golo Kante<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has been integral to Chelsea&#8217;s recent success under Tuchel, but finds himself in a difficult position ahead of the visit to Villa Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The former Leicester midfielder was forced off with a slight hamstring issue in the first half against his old employers on Tuesday night. However, the Frenchman could still feature, but Tuchel believes it is a touch-and-go situation: &#8220;With NG [Kante] it&#8217;s going to be very close but there are some hopes he joins team training on Friday. If not, he will join on Monday.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Similar to the aforementioned duo,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/12\/13\/havertz-reasons-chelsea-slump\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kai Havertz<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has also experienced recent trouble with a hamstring problem. The former PSG manager has also said that there will be a late check on the former Bayer Leverkusen playmaker, placing him in the same boat as Kante: &#8220;Kai did a test today and will be tested in team tomorrow.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Other Chelsea Injury News<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tuchel did not outline any other injury concerns during Friday&#8217;s press conference. This means that Marcos Alonso, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Hakim Ziyech and Olivier Giroud will also be available for selection, should Tuchel need them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"WdL8u_S5QrlPyQzm2qYblA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1318700871\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WdL8u_S5QrlPyQzm2qYblA',sig:'hH8r7g72vSMgaHVEEV51x3HTE5llMjzo-lfCYrky5gg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1318700871',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blues travel to Villa Park on Sunday 23 May for their final game of the season, with\u00a0Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s\u00a0side knowing full well that a win will secure Champions League football for next year. According to George Smith of Football.London, the latest Chelsea injury news is dominated by hamstring issues. 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