{"id":292402,"date":"2023-09-28T15:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=292402"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:34:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:34:45","slug":"chelsea-boost-as-reece-james-nears-full-training-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/chelsea-boost-as-reece-james-nears-full-training-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea boost as Reece James nears full training return"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Reece James closes in on return to full training after hamstring injury in major boost to Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino&#8230; with Blues captain potentially back for Arsenal clash on October 21<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea captain James suffered a hamstring injury in August and has been out<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Having trained alone at Cobham, James is almost ready to step things up<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Click here to listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s &#8216;It&#8217;s All Coming Up&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reece James is closing in on a return to full training in news that will arrive as a timely boost to Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues captain suffered a hamstring injury in August and hasn&#8217;t played since as he completes his personal rehabilitation programme.<\/p>\n<p>He has been working alone at the club&#8217;s Cobham HQ &#8211; but he is now close to returning to training with his team-mates.<\/p>\n<p>There is hope he could be ready to accelerate his training involvement next week, but the clash against Burnley on October 7 is likely to come too soon.<\/p>\n<p>There is hope, however, that James will be available for immediately after the international break for the game against Arsenal on October 21.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/15\/75940507-12571471-image-a-21_1695911519071.jpg\" height=\"463\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Reece James is closing in on a return to full Chelsea training after his hamstring injury<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/15\/75901487-12571471-James_hasn_t_played_for_the_club_since_the_opening_day_of_the_se-a-31_1695911697585.jpg\" height=\"437\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>James hasn&#8217;t played for the club since the opening day of the season against Liverpool<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/28\/15\/75940679-12571471-image-a-32_1695911771309.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>His return would represent a huge boost for Mauricio Pochettino amid a long injury list<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The news will offer encouragement to Pochettino, who is faces mounting injury problems at full-back.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to James, fellow right-back Malo Gusto is injured &#8211; while left-back Ben Chilwell is waiting for the results of a scan on his hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea, of course, are awaiting news on whether James faces an FA ban following an alleged incident in the tunnel after last weekend&#8217;s home loss to Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>James is accused of confronting referee Jarred Gillett after the game against Unai Emery&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old has made just one appearance so far this season in Chelsea&#8217;s opening game of the season &#8211; the 1-1 draw versus Liverpool.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12571471\/Reece-James-training-hamstring-injury-Chelsea.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reece James closes in on return to full training after hamstring injury in major boost to Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino&#8230; 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