Chelsea vs Brentford friendly

But there's not great news emerging from this thing as well, with Wesley Fofana apparently coming off injured with a knee problem. It's not clear at this time ...

Fofana was said to be making good progress towards his return, with Chelsea set to take on AFC Bournemouth one week from today, but obviously that’s very much in doubt now. But there’s not great news emerging from this thing as well, with Wesley Fofana apparently coming off injured with a knee problem. [#CFC] [December 20, 2022]

Kai Havertz scored a hat-trick as Chelsea beat Brentford 5-1 in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Tuesday.

Potter’s side were beaten 1-0, though the bigger blow was a serious injury to Armando Broja. [Graham Potter](/topic/graham-potter)’s side, in what was their final warm-up game before competitive action resumes. [ai Havertz](/topic/kai-havertz) scored a hat-trick as [Chelsea](/topic/chelsea) beat [Brentford](/topic/brentford) 5-1 in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Tuesday.

Reports are starting to emerge claiming that recently fit again Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana is injured again after Chelsea played Brentford in a ...

Major teams such as Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona are also interested in the forward. The Ecuadorian pair were at the World Cup with their countries and are, presumably, respectively being tracked by Chels’. The versatile and skilful striker will surely be a fine acquisition at CFC. Either of the England stars would be top notch captures, though a creative player is clearly needed in the middle. World Cup stars and younger players were involved; oddly, the practice game consisted of ‘three 45 minutes’ thirds, which offered more minutes to the two rosters. Whilst not amicable in any way, the fashion in which he left Leicester was questionable, too.

As with many of his Premier League peers, Potter has sought to keep his squad sharp and refreshed by scheduling friendlies during the World Cup break. With the ...

The young centre-back missed virtually the whole of last season due to a broken leg while still with Leicester and he sat out more than 10 games leading up to the World Cup after sustaining a knee injury. Further tests will be undertaken to determine the severity of Fofana's newest blow which, again, is thought to have impacted his knee. The Blues have built up solid momentum ahead of the [Premier League](/latest/premier-league)'s return, with a match against [Bournemouth](/latest/bournemouth-fc) pencilled in for December 27. The 23-year-old has another week to freshen up ahead of Chelsea's first competitive match, although Potter may opt against throwing him straight back in at the deep end. As with many of his Premier League peers, Potter has sought to keep his squad sharp and refreshed by scheduling friendlies during the World Cup break. A dab hand up top will be warmly welcomed by Potter, who has faced the prospect of a striker shortage since Broja ruptured his ACL.