Thomas Tuchel would hold his pre-Plymouth press conference on Friday afternoon.
The German would discuss a number of topics in the press conference, including Chelsea team news.
And it is not great news for Chelsea, with Reece James, along with long-term absentee Ben Chilwell, still out of action alongside Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Apart from said trio, Tuchel confirmed everyone else was in training ahead of Plymouth except Thiago Silva and Christian Pulisic: “We don’t have Reece James or Ben Chilwell, unfortunately.
“Not Ruben, he is still injured. Everyone else was in training except Pulisic and Thiago Silva. Everyone else was there.”
Tuchel on injuries: “We don’t have Reece James or Ben Chilwell, unfortunately. Not Ruben, he is still injured. Everyone else was in training except Pulisic and Thiago Silva. Everyone else was there.” #CFC
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On Reece James specifically, Tuchel added that the full-back is not yet in team training and will not travel with the Blues to the Club World Cup: “He is not in team training yet, so maybe that answers the question.
“After a couple of weeks, he will need some time in team training to get the confidence back. He does not travel with us to the Club World Cup.”
This means Chelsea will continue to be without their two main wing-backs for at least two more games and potential longer, which is a big blow for the Londoners given how important James and Chilwell have been to Chelsea’s success of late.
Chelsea vs Plymouth
Chelsea will face off with Plymouth on Saturday afternoon in a 12:30 pm kick off.
To find out how to watch the game, check out the link below:
Chelsea vs Plymouth Argyle live streaming: Watch FA Cup online
Chelsea head into the match as the obvious favourites and will no doubt be keen to push towards securing a second League Cup final spot this season after already reaching the League Cup final by seeing off Tottenham.
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