Team news from Chelsea | Palmer, Madueke and Jackson back fit and ready to play
Wed 02 April 2025, 11:00|
Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has confirmed that forwards Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson have all returned to training and are ready to play against us on Thursday.
The trio have all been sidelined in the past few weeks with hamstring injuries but, on Wednesday morning, Maresca reported that all three are back in training and should be available for selection when we make the trip to Stamford Bridge on Thursday night (kick-off 8pm UK).
While Madueke and Jackson have been sidelined since early February, Palmer has missed just one game for the Blues - a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal - before the west London side had a three-week break from action due to the March international break and the FA Cup quarter-finals.
"Cole (Palmer) is back," Maresca said in his pre-match press conference. "He's better and he's okay to play.
"Otherwise, with the team, yes, Noni (Madueke) is better and also Nico is better. They are all good.
"It's good to get players back (for the run-in) and we've said many times, when they are not there for different reasons, then you can struggle.
"It's exactly what happened to us this season - we had six unbelievable months and then six or seven injuries in a row. Now it is very good for us to finish (the season) with all of them."
