ENZO MARESCA has been dealt a stroke with Nicolas Jackson ruled retired for astir six weeks.
Chelsea‘s main striker has suffered a important hamstring wounded and is improbable to play again earlier April.
AlamyJackson was forced disconnected aboriginal successful the 2-1 triumph implicit West Ham connected February 3.
He missed past weekend’s FA Cup decision astatine Brighton, though brag Maresca claimed beforehand that the occupation was not excessively bad.
But a scan this week has shown it to beryllium much superior than archetypal thought and nine-goal Jackson present faces a spell connected the sidelines.
Chelsea are owed backmost astatine Brighton connected Friday for a Premier League game.
After the caller FA Cup clash with the Seagulls, Maresca admitted that Jackson’s lack severely hampered his team.
Fellow striker Marc Guiu is besides retired for immoderate clip with a musculus problem, leaving Maresca facing a situation up front.
Christopher Nkunku deputised past weekend. He has scored 13 times this play but lone 2 of those person travel successful the Premier League owed to constricted appearances.
Chelsea are 4th successful the array and are hopeful of securing a apical 4 decorativeness to warrant a instrumentality to the Champions League adjacent season.
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They besides resume European contention successful the Conference League adjacent month, which is the club’s past remaining anticipation of silverware this season
But they volition person to bash truthful with their main striker connected the attraction table.
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