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Rudiger returns, Kante out of Chelsea, Wolves clash

Agencies By Agencies Published on: September 13, 2019 05:35 (EAT)
Rudiger returns, Kante out of Chelsea, Wolves clash

N’Golo Kante will miss Chelsea’s trip to Wolves on Saturday and remains a doubt for matches against Valencia and Liverpool next week.

Kante missed both of France’s fixtures during the international break with an ankle injury and a return against Wolves is “too soon”, manager Frank Lampard confirmed on Friday.

Chelsea play Valencia in their opening Champions League match on Tuesday, before hosting Liverpool next Sunday.

“I don’t want to jump the gun because we’re waiting for improvement to fill that final step to get him to where we want him to be on the pitch again,” Lampard said. “But hopefully that will be in a week or so.”

Mateo Kovacic (Achilles) and Pedro (hamstring) are fit to play against Wolves, while Antonio Rudiger will be available after recovering from a knee injury that ended last season prematurely for the defender.

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