Pochettino gives update on Nkunku, Caicedo and Lesley

Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino in a recent statement has revealed his side would be without the services of fellow central midfielders Enzo Fernandez and Lesley Ugochukwu when they face Crystal Palace.

Fernandez and Moises Caicedo missed the Blues defeat to Wolves due to injury and illness respectively.

Ugochukwu, meanwhile, returned to the team at Molineux but had to be withdrawn in the second half with what Pochettino believes was a reoccurrence of his hamstring injury.

‘Enzo no but we hope Moi yes,’ replied the head coach when asked about the South American duo’s chances of playing against Palace.

‘Moi was better on Sunday. He had a high fever and that is why he isolated. We hope he can train a little bit and be ready for Palace.

‘We need to assess Lesley; I think he felt his hamstring again [against Wolves]. You have to be careful introducing players coming back from injuries, but the problem of Moi meant it was a difficult situation.

‘He is a player we are going to miss, hopefully not too much because in a period like this, we need all the players.’