Chelsea take on Tottenham Hotspur in a London derby this weekend and Frank Lampard is set to miss some of his key players for this all-important Premier League clash.
The Blues are just a point ahead of their London rivals meaning if they were to lose this game then they would fall out from the top-four by the end of this weekend.
And going into this match, the manager is set to miss the services of N’Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic who are both ruled out this match while Andreas Christensen, who suffered a broken nose remains a doubt for this weekend’s clash.
‘N’Golo is not fit,’ reported Lampard in his pre-match press conference.
‘It’s a muscle injury, similar to the one he came off with against Arsenal recently. Hopefully three weeks, something around that.
‘Christian Pulisic is still not fit. I can’t give you an exact date. It’s a difficult injury and we’re working on that.
‘Andreas went to get a mask for a broken nose, which he has now got and has trained with. He’s available for selection, albeit with a mask.
‘He’s trained two days at a good level, where there has been contact and heading to do. He’s been playing so well; Andreas is in great form. We will have to see if he’s ready because this is going to be a battle and as a centre-back, you need to be confident you can take contact.
Apart from these players, the major headache will be with the fitness of Tammy Abraham who missed the game against Manchester United due to an injury. And speaking ahead of the derby, Frank Lampard has hinted that the Chelsea forward might not be fully fit to be named in the starting line-up.
‘Tammy has trained the last two days probably at about 70 per cent having not trained much recently,’ added Lampard.
‘He’s in the squad but I’ll have to make a decision on whether he’s fit.’
