Chelsea have been handed a late boost on the personnel front, ahead of the club’s fast-approaching showdown with Manchester United.
Pensioners on song
Thomas Tuchel’s men are of course set to return to action in a little under 48 hours’ time.
In the marquee fixture of the Premier League weekend, the Blues will welcome in-limbo Manchester United to Stamford Bridge, for a Sunday evening kick-off.
Chelsea, as things stand, sit pretty atop the English top-flight, having fallen to just a solitary defeat all season, whilst boasting a remarkable +26 goal difference.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 30: Reece James of Chelsea celebrates scoring his sides opening goal with team mates during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Chelsea at St. James Park on October 30, 2021 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
And such efforts have begun to translate to matters on the continent, too, with Tuchel and co. having secured one of the results of the Champions League campaign thus far on Tuesday night, in a 4-0 drubbing of Italian giants Juventus.
Havertz latest
In turn, it is safe to say that Chelsea are viewed as overwhelming favourites to carry their stellar post-international break form beyond the weekend, courtesy of a dominant victory over Man United.
And, as alluded to above, on Friday night, the Pensioners’ hopes of precisely that have been boosted ever further, by a positive piece of news on the personnel front.
Kai Havertz was of course forced to sit out his side’s hammering of Juventus during the week, after picking up a hamstring injury in Chelsea’s prior win over Leicester City.
In turn, the German’s participation on Sunday had since been viewed as altogether up in the air.
But, as confirmed by a host of reliable sources on Friday evening, any such concerns have now been put to bed, with Havertz ‘fit and available for selection’ versus Manchester United:
Kai Havertz is fit and available for selection for #CFC on Sunday vs Man Utd.
— Sam Inkersole (@Sam_InkersoleTM) November 26, 2021
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Premier League table
# | Team | MP | D | P |
1 | Chelsea FC | 12 | 26 | 29 |
2 | Manchester City | 12 | 19 | 26 |
3 | Liverpool FC | 12 | 24 | 25 |
4 | West Ham United | 12 | 9 | 23 |
5 | Arsenal FC | 12 | -4 | 20 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 0 | 19 |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | -6 | 19 |
8 | Manchester United | 12 | -1 | 17 |
9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | -2 | 17 |
10 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 1 | 16 |
11 | Everton FC | 12 | -3 | 15 |
12 | Leicester City | 12 | -5 | 15 |
13 | Southampton FC | 12 | -3 | 14 |
14 | Brentford FC | 12 | -1 | 13 |
15 | Aston Villa | 12 | -4 | 13 |
16 | Watford FC | 12 | -4 | 13 |
17 | Leeds United | 12 | -8 | 11 |
18 | Burnley FC | 12 | -6 | 9 |
19 | Norwich City | 12 | -20 | 8 |
20 | Newcastle United | 12 | -12 | 6 |
Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|
Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 11 |
Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 7 |
Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 5 |
Cornet, Maxwel | Burnley FC | 5 |
Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
Sarr, Ismaila | Watford FC | 5 |
Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 4 |
James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 4 |
Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 4 |
King, Joshua | Watford FC | 4 |
Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 4 |
Benteke, Christian | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 4 |
Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 |
Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 4 |
Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 4 |
Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
---|---|---|---|
Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 6 |
Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 4 |
Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 5 |
Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 0 | 4 |
Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 4 |
Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 4 |
McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 |
Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
Norgaard, Christian | Brentford FC | 0 | 4 |
Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 4 |
Normann, Mathias | Norwich City | 0 | 4 |
Cooper, Liam | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
Duffy, Shane | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 4 |
Lascelles, Jamaal | Newcastle United | 0 | 4 |
Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 4 |
Veltman, Joel | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 4 |
Player | Team | Assists |
---|---|---|
Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 7 |
Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 6 |
Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 5 |
Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 4 |
Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 4 |
Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 3 |
Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 3 |
Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 3 |
Saint-Maximin, Allan | Newcastle United | 3 |
Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 3 |
Lowton, Matthew | Burnley FC | 3 |
Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 3 |
Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 3 |
Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 3 |
Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 3 |
Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 2 |