The seven players who could miss Chelsea vs Bournemouth

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Ferridge, A. (2026, October 9). The seven players who could miss Chelsea vs Bournemouth. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/players-who-could-miss-chelsea-fc-vs-bournemouth-injurylatest-b1300199.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-09 · by Arthur Ferridge

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Chelsea could face Bournemouth without only one player, Jamie Gittens, who will be out for several weeks due to an ankle injury sustained while playing for England's Under-21 team. The article details that five players previously expected to miss the match are now fit: Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Reece James, Moises Caicedo, and Marco Palestra. For Bournemouth, Eli Junior Kroupi remains sidelined with a foot injury, Julian Araujo and Julian Kluivert are out due to thigh injuries, Amine Adli is a doubt because of a calf problem, and Veljko Milosavljevic is also absent with a muscular injury. David Brooks could be available after sitting out international duty.

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Chelsea, under Xabi Alonso, are set to host Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 3pm BST. After a three-week break due to the international fixture period, Chelsea have received positive news as five players previously out with injuries — Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo, Reece James, and Marco Palestra — are now fit for selection. However, Jamie Gittens is unavailable after picking up an ankle injury while playing for the England Under-21s against Kazakhstan and will be out for several weeks.

Alonso mentioned that although Palmer, Joao Pedro, Caicedo, and Palestra were ready to play, Reece James was left out due to a minor training injury sustained on Friday. The predicted lineup for Chelsea is: Martinez; Fofana, Lacroix, Colwill; Palestra, James (sub), Caicedo, Hato; Rogers, Palmer; Joao Pedro. Bournemouth face the match without Alex Scott, Justin Kluivert, or Eli Junior Kroupi, complicating their lineup further.

Meanwhile, Chelsea's sporting director Laurence Stewart is set to leave after four years, and his responsibilities will be taken over by other members of the leadership team.

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Chelsea ORG · 2× England GPE · 2× Blues ORG · 1× Cole Palmer PERSON · 1× Joao Pedro PERSON · 1× Marco Palestra PERSON · 1× Mike Penders PERSON · 1× Moises Caicedo PERSON · 1× Reece James PERSON · 1× Xabi Alonso PERSON · 1×

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The midfielder, whom Chelsea attempted to buy in the summer, wowed as he made his England debut against Croatia, but suffered an injury in doing so that will leave him sidelined for at least a month.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-09

🔮 Three weeks ago, it seemed they could come into this fixture without the aid of Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Reece James, Moises Caicedo, or Marco Palestra, but Xabi Alonso confirmed on Friday that the five are all “ready to go.”

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The seven players who could miss Chelsea vs Bournemouth · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 1 hedged)

Three weeks ago, it seemed they could come into this fixture without the aid of Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Reece James, Moises Caicedo, or Marco Palestra, but Xabi Alonso confirmed on Friday that the five are all “ready to go.” uncertain

five → seem → Friday

The Blues were also fortunate that injury scares for Mike Penders and Romeo Lavia during the international break both turned out to be nothing serious. asserted

scares → turn → break

Jamie Gittens was the only major casualty Chelsea faced over the past three weeks. asserted

Chelsea → face → weeks

He picked up an ankle injury while representing England’s Under-21s and is facing “a few weeks” out. asserted

He → pick → weeks

The midfielder, whom Chelsea attempted to buy in the summer, wowed as he made his England debut against Croatia, but suffered an injury in doing so that will leave him sidelined for at least a month. asserted

that → attempt → month

“It's an injury from a muscle, and we'll do pictures [scans] in some days again,” Cherries head coach Marco Rose said on Thursday. “But we're going to miss him, for sure, for four or five weeks. asserted

we → do → weeks

I'm very disappointed and it's a big loss. asserted

it → disappoint → ?

“We miss a very important player, but I don't want to blame anyone. asserted

I → miss → anyone

“We are very happy that he made his debut for the English national team. asserted

he → make → team

He did well and we just hope that he is getting fit again quite soon.” asserted

he → do → ?

Read More Elsewhere, Eli Junior Kroupi remains sidelined with the same foot injury which has prevented him from featuring for Bournemouth so far this campaign. asserted

which → read → Bournemouth

Julian Araujo remains out with a thigh injury, as does Julian Kluivert, who has a minor muscle injury. asserted

who → remain → injury

Veljko Milosavljevic completes the absentees, with a muscular injury of his own. asserted

Milosavljevic → complete → own

David Brooks, however, is in contention after skipping Wales duty in the international break. asserted

Brooks → skip → break

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