N:before { content:' '; } SPAN:after { content:' '; } Premier League Championship Scottish Premiership European Teams Chelsea injury news: Kante ruled out of Man Utd clash as Lampard casts squad fitness doubt N'Golo Kante has been ruled out of Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United at Wembley this evening (6pm). 10, Sun, Jul 19, 2020 0
Chelsea will be without N'Golo Kante for tonight's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United while Frank Lampard also has other injury concerns to worry about. The Blues boss hinted that there are other players carrying fitness issues ahead of the match, with several members of the squad potentially facing late fitness tests. Related articles Chelsea manager Frank Lampard demands more from Christian Pulisic
Chelsea booked their spot at Wembley thanks to a nervy 1-0 win over Leicester in the quarter-finals, with Ross Barkley grabbing the only goal against the Foxes.
Kante played the entire 90 minutes during the victory but suffered a hamstring injury two games later against Watford and has sat out the Blues' next three Premier League matches. LATEST LIVE SPORT TV DEALS
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Lampard was initially hopeful the French midfielder could return in time to face United this weekend, but the World Cup winner has since been ruled out.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday, Lampard said: "N'Golo Kante won't be fit for the match, he's still not right. So he's out.
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"Other than that we have a few people with a few little niggles that I'll monitor over the next 24 hours or so, and then we'll be ready to go."
Additionally, Chelsea remain without Billy Gilmour after the Scottish youngster recently underwent knee surgery.
Marco van Ginkel is also highly unlikely to make the matchday squad but Fikayo Tomori is back in contention, having suffered an injury in training during lockdown.
Chelsea have faced United three times already this season, losing on each occasion - twice in the league and again in the Carabao Cup.
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