Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that Chelsea striker Armando Broja will not be fit to face Arsenal tomorrow.
He claimed in his pre-match press conference that despite some players being assessed tomorrow before the game, the striker will definitely not be fit to face their London rivals.
Pochettino was handed a number of selection headaches over the international break after a few players picked up injuries.
Cole Palmer was sent home after one game with a dead leg, although has been spotted in training this week since his return.
The biggest issue though was Broja, who did not feature for Albania despite being selected to represent his nation.
Sylvinho, their manager, claimed that the player was in no way ready to feature for the country after arriving with a problem from his return to club football.
He has started two games since coming back from injury that kept him out for the majority of last season.
However, tomorrow he will not be able to add another appearance to his ranks. Pochettino has confirmed he will miss the game.
He said: “We need to assess now as he finished training late. We need to assess Axel, Nico, Reece. Broja is out. We have a few players that we need to assess. Benoit can maybe be available to be on the bench.”
If both Broja and Jackson are injured, it is going to create a real conundrum as to who will play up front.
The most likely candidate will be Raheem Sterling, which will allow him to be flanked by Cole Palner and Mykhailo Mudryk.
The Ukraine international will be keen to keep up his good form after he scored his first goal for both club and country recently.
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