{"id":1290,"date":"2021-09-11T13:26:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-11T13:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/?p=1290"},"modified":"2021-09-11T13:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T13:26:03","slug":"chelsea-vs-aston-villa-pulisic-returns-to-uk-on-crutches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/chelsea-vs-aston-villa-pulisic-returns-to-uk-on-crutches\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea vs Aston Villa: Pulisic returns to UK on crutches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1291\" src=\"https:\/\/r2bet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Pulisic--1024x695.jpeg\" alt=\"Pulisic\" width=\"696\" height=\"472\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has revealed Christian Pulisic returned this week on crutches.<\/p>\n<p>However, Tuchel expects the American winger to be sidelined for only around 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic limped out of his country\u2019s 4-1 win over Honduras in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday after 62 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old arrived back in London on Thursday and will miss Saturday\u2019s Premier League home game against Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>He is also likely to sit out Chelsea\u2019s Champions League group fixture against Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Christian, unfortunately, he came yesterday on crutches and he has an ankle injury with about 10 days [out],\u201d Tuchel confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea is also without N\u2019Golo Kante this weekend because of an ankle problem that ruled him out of France\u2019s internationals this month, but he has a chance to face Zenit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, has revealed Christian Pulisic returned this week on crutches. 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