Chelsea captain Reece James suffers another hamstring injury and will be unavailable to face Leicester on Saturday.
Reece James has suffered a series of hamstring injuries and underwent an operation last year to try to resolve the underlying issueChelsea captain Reece James has suffered another setback after injuring a hamstring in training, Blues manager Enzo Maresca has revealed.
He said: "We have just one injured player and that's Reece who unfortunately felt something small in training two days ago and we don't want to take a risk for the weekend. The likes of Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Malo Gusto and Romeo Lavia are all available despite pulling out of international duty last week.
Upon his return against Liverpool in October, it had been 562 days since James last managed to play a full 90 minutes in the Premier League, with the subsequent match a week later at home to Newcastle his first full match completed in well over a year.
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