McFarlane reveals that three Chelsea stars could miss Liverpool clash | OneFootball

Calum McFarlane revealed that Alejandro Garnacho, Pedro Neto and Robert Sanchez could all miss Chelsea’s match against Liverpool on Saturday.

Robert Sanchez suffered a head injury in Chelsea’s 3-1 loss to Nottingham Forest on Bank Holiday Monday.

Neto missed the loss after picking up a knock against Leeds in the FA Cup semi-final, as did Garnacho.

“Neto and Garnacho are carrying knocks so it is looking unlikely that they will be available. Rob is also not going to be available after the injury that he sustained in the Nottingham Forest game.”

McFarlane also revealed that Jesse Derry will be out for the season after he suffered a head injury against Forest.

“I spoke to Jesse’s dad the night it happened,” he said. “I spoke to the family yesterday as well. It is positive, it is really positive. I don’t have the knowledge and insights to go into massive detail but the early signs are really positive.

“It is disappointing but as long as he is healthy, that’s all that really matters. It was great to give him his debut, I worked with him in the under-21s and he has had a fantastic season.

“He is not going to be available for us from now until the end of the season so it is an abrupt end to his season but amazing for him to make his debut and I think he showed in that first half his quality and what he can bring to this team.”

Colwill returned from injury suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury in August 2025 and came back into the team in Chelsea’s loss to Nottingham Forest on Bank Holiday Monday.

James has not featured in the last five for Chelsea with a hamstring injury, but was on the bench for the Forest defeat.

McFarlane gave an update on the fitness of the pair ahead of the Liverpool clash.

“We’ve got a few lads returning. Levi and Reece have trained a full week. It’s looking promising. We’ve still got another session – they both trained fully today.”