Chelsea injury news and return dates for Everton clash as Enzo Maresca faces anxious wait

Enzo Maresca could welcome an important player back to the Chelsea starting line-up this weekend. The Blues will host Everton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon as .

The Toffees will be determined to return to winning ways following a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City at Goodison Park. Despite only having won one of their last five games, .

Meanwhile, the west Londoners enjoyed a dramatic 2-1 victory against Fulham, . So, with that being said, football.london has rounded up all the latest Chelsea injury news.

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Christopher Nkunku

Nkunku was omitted from the matchday squad when Chelsea faced Fulham on Sunday afternoon. When quizzed on the forward's absence, Maresca claimed it was a 'technical decision' to leave him at home.

Injury: N/A

What Maresca has said: "It was just a technical decision."

Return date: Everton (H) – Premier League – Saturday, April 26

Romeo Lavia

On Sunday, Lavia appeared in the Chelsea matchday squad for the first time since making an eight-minute cameo against Arsenal in March. The midfielder has recently shaken off a hamstring injury, which he's been nursing on and off since joining the Blues from Southampton in 2023.

Injury: Hamstring

What Maresca has said: "Romeo is back. He is training with us and can be available for Sunday's game. With him, we are going to try the same thing we are trying with Reece [James].

"I would like to play Reece every three days, but we are trying to manage him to help him. We will try to do exactly the same thing with Romeo because, for us, he is an important player."

Return date: Everton (H) – Premier League – Saturday, April 26

Malo Gusto

Gusto suffered a muscle injury during the Blues' victory at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon, coming off for Tosin Adarabioyo in the final minutes. After the game, the 21-year-old defender wrote on Instagram: "Our city, our fight.

"Proud of the boys - showed real character to get a massive win today. [I'm] Frustrated to come off early - hoping it's nothing too serious... we keep going [blue heart emoji and fingers crossed emoji]!"

Injury: Hamstring

What Maresca has said: "Unfortunately, it's not a good one. A muscle problem and you can see against Ipswich, second half he was inside, changed the game, today he was inside, changed the game, how important is Malo for us, and unfortunately it looks like a muscle injury."

Return date: Unknown

Wesley Fofana

Fofana has been forced to undergo surgery after suffering a hamstring injury. The 24-year-old defender will miss the remainder of the campaign.

Injury: Hamstring

What Maresca has said: "Unfortunately, Wes will be out for the rest of the season."

Return date: Summer

Marc Guiu

Guiu sparked concern when he went down holding his knee during Chelsea's win over West Ham back in December. The striker appeared to overextend when attempting to latch onto a pass. He's been absent ever since.

Injury: Knee

What Maresca has said: "We have good news on Marc. From today he looks quite good, much better, and he can be back before the season finishes."

Return date: April

Mykhailo Mudryk

Mudryk remains provisionally suspended from all football after failing a drug test in December. There has been no update on the 24-year-old winger since the end of last year.

Injury: N/A

What Maresca has said: "It's not the first time that something like this has happened. It has already happened in the past. I think they know exactly what they have to do, and this is the reason that we trust and support Mykhailo.

"If you say trust, what does it mean? We trust Mykhailo, and we support Mykhailo and trust means that we believe Mykhailo. We trust Mykhailo and we support him. What Mykhailo said and what we said is that we trust him and support him."

Return date: Unknown

Omari Kellyman

Kellyman recently underwent surgery on a hamstring injury. The 19-year-old midfielder, who Chelsea signed from Aston Villa for £19m last summer, is still yet to make his first-team debut for the club.

Injury: Hamstring

What Maresca has said: N/A

Return date: Summer