Injury Rules Out Chelsea’s Delap Until December

Chelsea striker Liam Delap could beryllium sidelined until December aft sustaining a hamstring wounded against Fulham earlier the planetary break.

Delap was replaced conscionable 14 minutes into the 2-0 triumph implicit the Cottagers and manager Enzo Maresca said helium volition beryllium unavailable for 10 to 12 weeks.

The Blues are hopeful the 22-year-old could instrumentality successful November, offering a boost for the engaged festive period, aft avoiding the request for surgery.

Delap joined the Blues from Ipswich for £30m successful June and has featured successful each 3 games this season.
Chelsea recalled striker Marc Guiu from a indebtedness spell astatine Sunderland the time aft Delap picked up the wounded to supply screen amid uncertainty implicit Nicolas Jackson, who joined Bayern Munich for £70.5m the pursuing day.

Joao Pedro besides joined the westbound London nine from Brighton earlier successful the summertime and is apt to beryllium Maresca’s preferred enactment to pb the line.

“For us, the lone fig 9 is [Marc] Guiu and Joao [Pedro] tin play there, and against Fulham we utilized Ty [George],” Maresca said.

Delap was Ipswich’s starring scorer past play – registering 12 times successful the Premier League – and played 37 times.

Meanwhile, guardant Cole Palmer is pushing for a instrumentality erstwhile Chelsea question to Brentford connected Saturday.

The England guardant missed victories implicit West Ham and Fulham with a groin injury.