22-year-old Chelsea player has now trained ahead of Brentford in boost to Pochettino

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Chelsea striker Armando Broja trained yesterday ahead of his side’s Premier League game against Brentford on Saturday.

Armando Broja missed the 2-2 draw with Arsenal last weekend, but Chelsea’s official club website has confirmed that he was able to train on Tuesday.

It is a boost for Mauricio Pochettino, who had to use Cole Palmer as a false 9 in the London derby, something the 21-year-old has spoken about.

Nicolas Jackson was not fit enough to start the game against Mikel Arteta’s men, resulting in Palmer having to play out of position.

However, with Jackson able to make the bench and Broja training yesterday, both strikers should be available to start.

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Palmer did a good job leading the line in the draw with Arsenal, even managing to get himself a goal thanks to a first-half penalty.

Jackson has been Chelsea’s first-choice striker this season, though. If the Senegal international is fully fit, we think he will get the nod.

However, Broja starting is not impossible, as the 22-year-old has impressed in the games he has managed to play in.

Broja, of course, was able to score in Chelsea’s 2-0 win against Fulham before the international break.

He has only just returned from a serious injury, though, so even if he is fully fit, it would not be a surprise if Pochettino wanted to be cautious and manage his minutes.

It means Broja may step onto the Stamford Bridge pitch on Saturday but possibly as a substitute rather than a starter.

Whoever gets the nod, hopefully he can just fire Chelsea to a win. The Blues will be disappointed after throwing away a 2-0 lead against Arsenal and really need to start picking up more points if they want to qualify for the Champions League this season.