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25
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4%
1 of 25 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Blues were beaten by Sunderland before the window, heading to the Stadium of Light on the back of a 2-0 win over Manchester United, where they had the chance to consolidate fourth place in the Premier League table.
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they → beat → table
They fell to Enzo Le Fee’s penalty, which saw them drop to fifth behind Liverpool, although they are missing some big players.
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they → fall → players
Josh Acheampong
Acheampong was omitted from the travelling party to the Stadium of Light, having started the first games before that clash.
Xabi Alonso revealed that the defender had been struck down with a niggle.
“He is recovering from a minor thing,” the Chelsea boss said.
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boss → omit → thing
“He missed the fitness to be ready for today but we are expecting that he will be back after the international break.
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he → miss → break
It’s a pity because he was in a good moment.”
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he → ’ → moment
On Wednesday, November 11, he then dropped out of the England Under-21s squad and returned to Chelsea.
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he → drop → Chelsea
Potential return date: Saturday November 21, vs Leeds (H)
Emi Martinez
Argentine international Martinez has sat out the Blues’ last four matches having had surgery on a broken jaw.
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Martinez → sit → jaw
He was clattered by Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite last month and was expected to be out for six weeks.
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He → clatter → weeks
"He has made a great effort to be available but probably it was too rash, too risky [to be selected],” Alonso said.
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Alonso → make → effort
“So he will use one more week, 10 days, to keep on training and get used to the mask.
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he → use → mask
I’m sure after the break he will be available.”
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he → ’m → break
The Brazilian sata out Chelsea’s home defeat by Tottenham having sustained a thigh problem the day before the derby.
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Brazilian → sata → derby
It remains to be seen quite how long he will be sidelined for, but he has remained with his club rather than going away with his country on international duty.
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he → remain → duty
“Let’s see after the international break the recovery that they [have] made.
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they → let → that
Ahead of the Leeds game, I will have more [news] but not today.”
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I → have → news
Potential return date: Saturday November 21, vs Leeds (H)
Reece James
Captain James picked up a knee injury in training last month having just recovered from a hamstring problem.
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James → pick → problem
He underwent “minor” surgery in October, but there is no official timeline on when he could return.
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he → undergo → October
Potential return date: January
Maxence Lacroix
Summer signing Lacroix was forced off with a hamstring injury in the Carabao Cup defeat at Liverpool.
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Lacroix → force → Liverpool
The Frenchman missed the win over Manchester United and then the visit to Sunderland, with Alonso saying that he would be out until at least the international break.
“Max picked up an injury and we expect that he will not be ready before the international break.
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he → miss → break
So he will be a few weeks out,” Alonso said a fortnight ago.
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Alonso → say → ?
Potential return date: January
Jorrel Hato
Dutch international Hato did not travel to Liverpool for that penalty defeat, and he was also not in the squad against United or Sunderland.
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he → travel → United
"No, no, no — he is not fit,” Alonso said of the versatile defender ahead of the trip to Wearside.
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Alonso → say → Wearside
“It will take him some more weeks to be fit.”
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It → take → weeks
Potential return date: Saturday November 21, vs Leeds (H)
Jamie Gittens
England winger Gittens has not played in the league at all for the Blues this term.
He has featured just twice - both games in the Carabao Cup - and his latest injury setback has been an ankle problem that he picked up on international duty with the England Under-21s, where he was spotted after the game against Kazakhstan on crutches.
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he → play → crutches
Alonso’s most recent update on the forward was that he was still out for “weeks”, and it remains to be seen as to whether he will play again before the year is out.
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year → remain → weeks
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