Before to Chelsea's Premier League match against Southampton, Graham Potter has received a number of encouraging signs. On Saturday, February 18, the Blues will welcome the Saints to Stamford Bridge in an effort to pick up their winning ways.
Even though the west Londoners lost to Borussia Dortmund in the opening leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, several important players made significant progress toward returning. After nursing their separate injuries, Mateo Kovacic, Denis Zakaria, and Wesley Fofana all appeared on the Chelsea bench at the Signal Iduna Park.
The trio didn't appear, but it appears that Potter will get access to them soon. Furthermore, there is no better time to get drafted into the Blues roster than when the team is. desperate need of a catalyst to improve performances.
Raheem Sterling, Edouard Mendy, N'Golo Kante and Christian Pulisic didn't travel to west Germany due to injury. Chelsea have suffered many a setback this term but, as players begin to return, Todd Boehly's project continues to take shape.
So, with that being said, football.london rounds up everything you need to know about Chelsea's latest injury news and return dates ahead of the clash with Southampton.
Raheem Sterling
The winger returned to action last week after a period on the sidelines. However, he missed out at the weekend against West Ham after unfortunately sustaining a knock in training this week. He has thus missed training in the build-up to the Dortmund tie.
What Potter said: "We've had a little setback with Raheem [Sterling] he had a little kick in training on the side of his knee, so we're assessing him and he is doubtful for tomorrow.
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