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Cole Palmer will be available for Chelsea against Aston Villa on Saturday. The 21-year-old wasn't involved as Arsenal humiliated Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday at the Emirates Stadium.

He missed training the day before the game through illness, but returned to prepare for Villa with his teammates earlier this week. «Yes Cole was training well in the last few days and we assume that he is going to be ready for tomorrow and part of the squad,» the head coach explained. «Today [he trained], yes.»

Levi Colwill, Christopher Nkunku, and Reece James were all part of a session ahead of the trip to the Midlands as well but are not yet ready to return. «No, they are not available yet.

»Yesterday they were doing some partial training with the squad. They are close but still they are not available."

Meanwhile, Enzo Fernandez has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing a successful surgery on an ongoing groin issue. He has been playing through pain for a large part of this campaign.

There were also yet more setbacks for Ben Chilwell, Carney Chukwuemeka, and Raheem Sterling. Chilwell is now described as 'undergoing rehabilitation programme' having been assessed in the last week following a brief substitute appearance in the FA Cup semi-final.

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Sterling and Chukwuemeka are now undergoing their own medical assessment. «Sterling suffered a pain in his lower back,» Pochettino revealed. «Carney feels something in his knee. Related to his problem before.

»Hopefully it's not a big issue and they can be available as soon as possible because now

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