Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that N’Golo Kante will miss their clash with Newcastle this weekend.
Kante was a doubt heading into the match, with Lampard now revealing that he will be watching on from the sidelines with a groin injury.
Twitter: Lampard reports that Kante is not fit for tomorrow’s game due to a small groin injury. Kovacic has been in training… https://t.co/9oNs9nWnqu (@ChelseaFC)
These Chelsea fans reacted to the news…
Well…
Twitter: @ChelseaFC Hitherto, Kante wasn’t known to be injury prone. What’s going on? He’s been unfit for half of this season. (@LongmanNaija)
More important!
Twitter: @ChelseaFC The health of the players are more important #CHSNEWS (@kwaziggy30)
Injury FC!
Twitter: @ChelseaFC Injury FC (@TheBryanEkong)
READ NEWCASTLE VERDICT
Chelsea missing one of their best players for Newcastle’s visit can only be seen as a positive for Steve Bruce’s side. It boosts Newcastle’s chances of picking up a result, as it weakens Chelsea’s team and upsets the balance of their midfield from recent games.
Newcastle will need to take advantage and make sure the likes of Miguel Almiron and Allan Saint-Maximin pick up the pockets of space between the midfield and defence for Chelsea in the positions Kante would usually occupy. If Newcastle can exploit these areas, they could find some joy against Frank Lampard’s side.
