Chelsea had some good news ahead of the trip to Aston Villa. After Romelu Lukaku, Andreas Christensen and Callum Hudson-Odoi returned to training.
Lukaku and Hudson-Odoi previously missed out on assists in their Premier League draws with Everton and Wolverhampton Wanderers. due to the problem of COVID-19 infection. But the latest result came out negative and was allowed to practice as usual.
In the case, Christensen did not help the team in the duel midlands wolf. Because there was an injury in the back But now I can shake off the same practice.
On Thursday, there were pictures of the three players training as usual. That’s good news for Thomas Tuchel, with the squad back in options ahead of Steven Gerrard’s trip to Villa on Boxing Day on January 26.
In the past, Chelsea have lost a lot of points in the league. Until now, they are 6 points behind Manchester City, the top team.
Each player tested positive for Covid-19 in preparation for the Everton match and spends 10 days self-isolating.
However, two of the trio are expected to resume training today. If they return negative tests as they underwent their isolation.
Lukaku and Hudson-Odoi now have a good chance of being involved in the squad for the Boxing Day affair against Villa, as Tuchel mentioned during his post-match press conference in Brentford.
What Tuchel said: “If I understood correctly, we need a negative test. And we have negative tests for Romelu, Callum and Ben Chilwell. Ben Chilwell will not be involved against Aston Villa.
“The other two will be on the pitch tomorrow if they are negative again tomorrow. Then we have to see, they’ve been sick and have symptoms but we’ll see. ”