Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink says Eden Hazard and Diego Costa are on their way back after injury.
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Hiddink added: “He (Costa) was in yesterday”. I’m not sure whether he can play a full 90 minutes yet so we have to consider whether to start him or to come in [from the bench].
Costa has also been dealing with a niggling injury this week and Hiddink admitted that the striker has “not trained much” over the past few days.
“I know that I can do other things and I will probably be able to do different things”, he said.
Gabriel was subsequently fined £10,000 and banned for one match, while Costa was suspended for three matches for violent conduct, much to Jose Mourinho’s chagrin.
“There were a lot of people saying it was probably the end and that I would not play again”, he said.
They have not lost to Arsenal in the league since 2011 and remain unbeaten since Hiddink took over in December. Chelsea is well down under, in this moment.
William will undoubtedly keep his right-wing role while Hazard who is said to be back in training might just be forced to start the match against Arsenal on Sunday as he could very well be the difference in the match.
Blues legend Cech, now starring in goal for the Gunners, had some of his new gear sent to his old training base at Cobham, rather than his current one at London Colney.
On the latest rumours linking Chelsea with the likes of Alexandre Pato and Alex Teixeira in January, as noted by Lewis, the boss would not be drawn into discussing them: “I’ve been in the club in 2009 and now and we’ve been in contact regularly”.
“We had a chat”. “Almost everyone was gone”.
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Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech returned to Stamford Bridge this week, but only to collect his gloves after they were mistakenly delivered to west London ahead of Sunday’s clash with former club Chelsea.
