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Chelsea team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Manchester United

Sports Mole looks at the latest injury and suspension news for Chelsea ahead of Monday's FA Cup fifth-round tie with Manchester United.

Chelsea play host to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Monday night having returned to winning ways in the Europa League.

The Blues went into the first leg of their last-32 tie with Malmo having suffered a 6-0 defeat at Manchester City, and it left Maurizio Sarri under pressure ahead of the trip to Sweden.

However, goals from Ross Barkley and Olivier Giroud secured a 2-1 victory for the West Londoners ahead of a hectic week which includes three high-profile fixtures.

The return leg with Malmo follows three days after the showdown with United, before Chelsea take on Man City in the EFL Cup final on Sunday.

Here, Sports Mole looks at Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their encounter with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.



CHELSEA'S INJURY LIST

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Ruben Loftus-Cheek in action for Chelsea in pre-season on August 3, 2018© Reuters

Status: Slight doubt
Type of injury: Back
Possible return date: February 18

Sarri revealed before the game against Malmo that Ruben Loftus-Cheek was carrying a back problem, but the Italian is confident that the England international will return next week.


Danny Drinkwater

Danny Drinkwater in action for Chelsea in the FA Cup on January 17, 2018© Reuters

Status: Slight doubt
Type of injury: Achilles
Possible return date: February 18

Danny Drinkwater has not featured for Chelsea all season, but the midfielder is currently carrying a minor Achilles problem.


Marco van Ginkel

Marco van Ginkel during a Netherlands training session in March 2016© Reuters

Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown

Marco van Ginkel has been sidelined with a serious knee injury for a number of months, and no date has been set for his return.


CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST

Chelsea have no suspensions for this match.


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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City27212474205465
2Liverpool26205159154465
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs26200654252960
4Manchester UnitedMan Utd26156552351751
5Arsenal26155653371650
6Chelsea26155645291650
7Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2611693433139
8Watford2610793434037
9Everton2796123639-333
10West Ham UnitedWest Ham2696113239-733
11Bournemouth26103133747-1033
12Leicester CityLeicester2695123134-332
13Crystal Palace2676132734-727
14Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2676132839-1127
15Burnley2676132947-1827
16Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2667132234-1225
17Cardiff CityCardiff2674152447-2325
18Southampton2659122844-1624
19Fulham2645172558-3317
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield2625191448-3411

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