Chelsea handed major injury boost as Calum McFarlane issues latest in two-man update | OneFootball

Key defensive duo could return for Blues in Champions League race

Calum McFarlane has said Reece James is back in training, as he provided an update on the Chelsea captain’s recovery from a hamstring injury.

They have struggled since the skipper has been sidelined, failing to claim a point or a clean-sheet or even score a single goal in the league during the time in which he has been out.

There has always been an expectation at Chelsea that the right-back would return in time to feature before the end of the season.

England head coach Thomas Tuchel will be holding out for that as he hopes to use James as his starting right-back at this summer’s World Cup in North America.

“We've got a little way away from the game [on Monday], so both are looking good. We’ll see how it goes.

"[One is] not really [ahead of the other]. We’re taking it day by day. Reece had a really good run and got injured but is looking good.

“Potentially [they could be in the squad]. They've been in training the last two days."

Colwill is yet to play for the first team this season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in pre-season.

He has been featuring for the Under-21s in recent weeks, though, as he works his way back up to fitness at the tail end of the campaign.