Timo Werner set to shake off dead leg for Chelseas game with Newcastle

Timo Werner should be fit to return when Chelsea host Newcastle in Monday’s Premier League clash.

The Germany striker has been struggling with a dead leg but is back in full training.

Thiago Silva will miss out however, as the Brazil defender continues to nurse a thigh complaint.

Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce will be without four key players for the trip to Stamford Bridge.

Striker Callum Wilson (hamstring) and defenders Fabian Schar (knee) and Javier Manquillo (ankle) are all facing up to eight weeks on the sidelines with injuries suffered during last Saturday’s 3-2 win over Southampton, while midfielder Jeff Hendrick is suspended after being sent off during the same game.

Ciaran Clark is available after missing the Saints game because his partner had gone into labour, while fellow defenders Jamaal Lascelles (hamstring) and Federico Fernandez (muscle) will be assessed as they close in on returns.

Provisional Chelsea squad: Mendy, Azpilicueta, Zouma, Rudiger, Hudson-Odoi, Chilwell, Kante, Jorginho, Havertz, Ziyech, Giroud, Arrizabalaga, James, Christensen, Emerson, Alonso, Kovacic, Gilmour, Pulisic, Werner, Abraham.

Newcastle provisional squad: Darlow, Dubravka, Krafth, Lewis, Dummett, Lascelles, Fernandez, Clark, Shelvey, Hayden, M. Longstaff, S. Longstaff, Murphy, Fraser, Willock, Ritchie, Anderson, Atsu, Almiron, Saint-Maximin, Joelinton, Gayle, Carroll.

 

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