Romeo Lavia is out of action for weeks and will miss Chelsea’s away game against Manchester City on Saturday.

The Belgian international, who endured a torrid first campaign with Chelsea last term due to injury, has a muscle problem.

He picked up the issue against Bournemouth and missed Monday night’s 3-1 win over Wolves.

On Friday, manager Enzo Maresca revealed Lavia has failed to recover from injury and will be out for weeks, but that Levi Colwill (knock) and Enzo Fernandez (muscle fatigue) are in line to return after also missing the Wolves win.

“Probably Levi [Colwill] and Enzo [Fernandez] could be available, depends on today’s session,” Maresca said. “Romeo [Lavia] will be out.”

Asked whether there is a timeframe for Lavia’s return, Maresca replied: “We don’t know yet. We need to wait a little bit more. At least a few weeks more.

Trevoh Chalobah could start again after his man-of-the-match display against Wolves, which was his first appearance for Chelsea upon returning to the club following his re-call from his Crystal Palace loan spell.

Chelsea predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Fernandez, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Injured: Lavia, Fofana, Badiashile, Dewsbury-Hall, Kellyman

Unavailable: Mudryk

Date and time: 5:30pm GMT on Saturday January 25, 2025

Venue: Etihad Stadium