Enzo Maresca returns to face his old side Leicester on Saturday as Chelsea resume a Premier League season that has shown plenty of promise so far. The Blues sit third in the league, just four points off Manchester City in second,

Chelsea also play Everton, Fulham and Ipswich in the Premier League to close out 2024 before travelling to meet Crystal Palace to begin the New Year. Here is all the latest Chelsea injury news and return dates.

Reece James can't catch a break. Just four games after his much-anticipated return from yet another hamstring injury, the Chelsea captain finds himself sidelined again as his year was brought to an abrupt end.

Here’s the latest Chelsea team news and injury updates ahead of their midweek clash: The main bit of bad news that emerged for Chelsea during the thumping win over Villa was the hamstring injury to Wesley Fofana that will cost him four to five weeks of action – not ideal when you’re entering the busiest stretch of the season.

Chelsea captain Reece James is set to undergo a scan to reveal the severity of his latest injury on his hamstring. Enzo Maresca confirmed that the defender pick

Fofana sustained a hamstring injury in the weekend win over Aston Villa and manager Maresca has confirmed he will miss the next four-to-five weeks as a result. After missing the first few months of the campaign, right-back James is once again facing a few weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, having played just four games this season.

While Chelsea‘s appointment of Enzo Maresca as their new head coach has worked wonders for the team’s output on the pitch, the club continues to struggle with constant fitness issues in their personnel.

James has been dealing with hamstring issues that sidelined him for much of last season. He underwent surgery on Dec. 2023, but the problems reappeared over the summer and once again in recent days, as manager, Enzo Maresca, confirmed.

Enzo Maresca has said that Reece James has suffered another hamstring injury and will miss Chelsea's trip to face Leicester in the Premier League.

Reece James is not expected to return from his latest injury setback before the end of December following a scan on his hamstring with Chelsea ready to support him through another physical and mental battle.