Premier League news: go bananas: Maresca loving fans’ show of defiance; James injury blow for Blues
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The 26-year-old was injured in training before last weekend’s 5-1 win at home to Bournemouth and has undergone successful surgery, described by the club as a “minor” operation.James played 29 times in the Premier League last season, the most appearances he had made in a league campaign since 2020-21, having previously sustained a succession of injuries.“We’re all disappointed for him,” said Alonso. Jordan Henderson started alongside Caicedo and scored his first two Blues goals, while Romeo Lavia, another player to have suffered badly with fitness since joining Chelsea, has made an injury-free start to the season.“I think we’ll be able to manage well with the players we have, the ones who have been playing and who are available,” said Alonso.
He has a good mentality and we need him.” Press Association3. The teenager put in a composed display in the 6-3 Champions League win over LASK in midweek, and with Ryan Gravenberch suspended and Dominik Szoboszlai still struggling with a hamstring injury, it is likely he will line up alongside Alexis Mac Allister at Brentford.Nyoni has made 26 appearances since his debut in February 2024, 10 of which have been as a substitute in the top flight, but after playing 85 minutes on his first Champions League start in the midweek win, Iraola has no doubts about the youngster’s quality.“Trey is a player that is very young with not a lot of minutes in the first team, but is very mature, he understands the situation very well, he understands the game very well and tactically he is very smart,” Iraola said.
“That’s why we changed the team [in midweek] and we need to change again at the weekend and change again when we face Villarreal in another three days.“We will need everyone in one moment or another, everyone has to be ready because we will need him probably. Then we have to see how he reacts today and how he deals with tomorrow’s session, and then how we take the final decision.”Forest will also assess Nikola Milenkovic, who has returned to training after a bone bruise.