Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that the Blues will be without N'Golo Kante for their trip to Elland Road to face Leeds. The French international joins Mateo Kovacic on the sidelines, while Armando Broja is also out of the game with an injury.
Kante had to be substituted in Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Sunday having fallen to the ground clutching his hamstring. The Blues boss confirmed that the dynamic midfielder is set to be out for a number of weeks.
Tuchel also noted that Broja has been out of training, while Kovacic remains out of contention. The Croatian is managing a knee issue where the club last week increased the player's rehabilitation time to reduce the stress coming from training.
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Tuchel said of Kante: "Quite serious, we're talking about weeks which is not good news. We're disappointed and sad because N'Golo was super important and super fit and he will be out for several weeks.
"Armando is out for some days but cannot come with us to Leeds and Mateo Kovacic as well is still out with knee problems. Christian Pulisic had an Achilles problem but trained today [Friday] and let's see."
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