Chelsea Injured Players Confirmed Released Dates And Return Of Suspended Players

Zakaria, James, Pulisic: Chelsea injury news and return dates ahead of Crystal Palace clash

Chelsea injury news: Graham Potter is still without 10 injured players for the latest London derby as pressure mounts on the beleaguered boss

Denis Zakaria of Chelsea looks on as he is substituted off following an injury during the Premier League match between Fulham FC and Chelsea FC at Craven Cottage 

Chelsea's on-loan midfielder Denis Zakaria went off injured against Fulham(Image: Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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Graham Potter was dealt another blow against Fulham, losing Denis Zakaria in the second half, on top of Joao Felix's red card shortly after that made it 11 players unavailable to the boss.

With another London derby on the horizon things aren't looking promising for the Blues having dropped to 10th in the league, still closer to the relegation zone than to the top four. Their next opponents, Crystal Palace, are on their own bad run though and Chelsea will be buoyed by the news that they are in talks to sign Mykhayilo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk.

Although the 22-year-old won't be available for the game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday there is hope that he will be signed in time to face Liverpool next weekend. It will come as a much needed boost after injuries to Christian Pulisic and Raheem Sterling have significantly depleted Potter's options.

READ MORE: Everything Mykhaylo Mudryk has said about Arsenal as Chelsea 'agree' transfer with £88m 'hijack'

Here, football.london takes a look at the latest injuries for the Blues.

Denis Zakaria

The Chelsea loanee was forced off after 56 minutes in the defeat to Fulham and has handed a major blow to Potter's midfield options. Zakaria has started the previous four league games after breaking into Potter's team.

What Potter said: "The only assessment is it's at the top of the quad. He felt it when he cleared the ball. In terms of the extent, it's too early to say."

Injury: Quadricep