{"id":639614,"date":"2024-05-10T09:59:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=639614"},"modified":"2024-05-10T09:59:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:59:12","slug":"chelsea-reece-james-return-nottingham-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/10\/chelsea-reece-james-return-nottingham-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Decisive\u2019 Chelsea Star Eyeing Injury Return Against Nottingham Forest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea captain Reece James is close to making his comeback from injury ahead of Saturday\u2019s match against Nottingham Forest. The 24-year-old has stayed out of action since undergoing hamstring surgery in December.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea Welcome Key Defender Back To Full Training<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back in full team training. \ud83d\udc4a<\/p>\n<p>Our captain <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReeceJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ReeceJames<\/a>. \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oxsOihJBZL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/oxsOihJBZL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaFC\/status\/1788857184039637160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A Must-Win Match<\/h3>\n<p>Following impressive derby wins over Tottenham and West Ham, Chelsea are back in contention to secure a European spot for next season. However, sitting at the seventh spot and trailing Tottenham by six points, the Blues simply have no room to drop more points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/07\/chelsea-antonio-conte-return-links\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018No Contact\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Dismisses Blues Links With Former Coach<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest have a battle of their own as they are pushing to keep their place above the relegation zone. Nuno Esp\u00edrito Santo\u2019s men returned to winning ways by beating Sheffield United 3-1 last weekend. However, they are set to host a revitalised opposition tomorrow.<\/p>\n<h3>Latest Update From Cobham<\/h3>\n<p>Reece James and Lesley Ugochukwu are back in team training ahead of the Nottingham Forest match, according to Chelsea\u2019s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/article\/chelsea-injury-update-ahead-of-nottingham-forest\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">injury update<\/a>. However, Robert Sanchez hasn\u2019t gotten any closer to making his comeback, as he remains in partial training.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/01\/chelsea-ian-maatsen-dortmund-stay\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Very Happy\u2019 Blues Star Eyeing Bundesliga Stay After Loan Spell<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Pochettino said of the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/thomas-tuchel-chelsea-reece-james-2022-premier-league-b986287.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">decisive<\/a>\u201d defender\u2019s return (via Chelsea&#8217;s official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/article\/pochettino-hopes-james-can-return-at-forest\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>): \u201cWe need to see today, but James could be available (vs Nottingham Forest).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it is not easy always when you come from a long-term injury. The most important thing is that he can be available and can be part of the squad, and then if he can play five, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes it will be amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Full Injury List<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s injury list shrunk from 14 players to eight before their match against West Ham last weekend. The imminent returns of James and Ugochukwu will provide the Blues with another timely boost, but Pochettino still has a number of key players sidelined.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/06\/chelsea-tosin-adarabioyo-transfer-interest-clarified\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Face Newcastle United Competition For \u2018Special\u2019 Premier League Defender<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wesley Fofana<\/strong>, <strong>Romeo Lavia<\/strong> and <strong>Enzo Fernandez<\/strong> are not expected to feature again this term. However, <strong>Robert Sanchez<\/strong>, <strong>Ben Chilwell<\/strong>, and<strong>\u00a0Carney Chukwuemeka<\/strong> are all pushing to come back before the end of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea captain Reece James is close to making his comeback from injury ahead of Saturday\u2019s match against Nottingham Forest. The 24-year-old has stayed out of action since undergoing hamstring surgery in December. 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