Chelsea Vice captain, Ben Chilwell is set to be out for four weeks due to a Hamstring injury.

The England international left-back suffered the set back in the blues league cup victory over Brighton on Wednesday.

“We are very sad about the news about Ben Chilwell.” Mauricio Pochettino said.

“Maybe Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke will be available for selection on Monday. Reece James maybe the week after.”

“It was a very important victory [against Brighton]. The effort was fantastic and now this can make us stronger and be confident for Monday.”

“We have a few options to play with or without a striker [against Fulham]. We need to assess the squad.”

“The relationship and the communication is very good with the owners and the sporting directors. Now we need to work on recovering Christopher Nkunku and Armando Broja, but also identify how to improve the team [in January].”

On Cole Palmer:

“I’m so happy with Cole Palmer’s performance. After only a few weeks with us he was able to perform very well. For sure he has a possibility to start on Monday.”

“Why didn’t we sign another Reece James and Ben Chilwell? Because there is only one Reece James and one Ben Chilwell. The club tried with Malo Gusto.”

On injuries due to more games being played:

“We cannot limit players’ playing time. If they want to play, you cannot say no. It’s very complicated. It’s a private conversation with the FA and Premier League.”

“It’s still a few days and I still need to assess the squad before making a decision [on whether to play a striker or not against Fulham].”

“I don’t know what is going to happen [between Reece James and the FA], I hope he can be involved with the team as soon as possible. I didn’t see the incident.”

Pochettino says when James & Chilwell are at their best they are the best fullbacks in the world.