Liam Rosenior has revealed Reece James has a knock and his absence against Wolves was a “pain management” issue.
Chelsea made it four wins in a row in the league as they ran out 3-1 winners at Molineux against the league’s bottom club.
Cole Palmer returned to form with a first half hat-trick, as Chelsea remain just a point behind fourth placed Manchester United.
Liam Rosenior on Reece James absence
Rosenior made a number of changes to the side which lost against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup, but once again there was no James.
James was reportedly rested against Arsenal, although other reports have suggested he failed a late fitness test before the game.
The Blues were able to record a comfortable win without their captain, and Rosenior provided an update on James after the game.
“He’s really, really close,” he told his post-match press conference.
“There’s not a major problem at all, and it’d be great to have him available for Leeds on Tuesday.
“It’s just a knock. It’s a pain management issue, and to be honest, Reece was out running yesterday, but just wasn’t right, and it’s not right.
“Again, we’re still in the midst of a really, really difficult period of games for demo games that we’ve got.
“Hopefully, he comes back fully, fit, and fully rested for Tuesday.”
