Overview
- Head coach Liam Rosenior confirmed the 26-year-old defender faces roughly a six-week layoff after assessments.
- Chalobah was stretchered off during the Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, prompting immediate concern.
- Subsequent scans indicated the injury is less severe than first feared after a bandaged-leg photo fueled fracture worries.
- Captain Reece James is unavailable with a hamstring problem and will be scanned to determine the extent.
- Chelsea approach the Everton trip on a poor run that includes an 8-2 aggregate loss to PSG and a Premier League defeat to Newcastle.