{"id":8876,"date":"2026-05-15T18:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8876"},"modified":"2026-05-15T18:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:03:47","slug":"mcfarlane-confirms-injury-status-of-another-potential-chelsea-starter-with-24-hours-until-fa-cup-kick-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8876","title":{"rendered":"McFarlane confirms injury status of another potential Chelsea starter, with 24 hours until FA Cup kick off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Robert Sanchez is going to be fit to face Man City according to his manager, who gave a press conference update on the keeper.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Calum McFarlane\u2019s update on Chelsea\u2019s team to face Man City tomorrow brought positive news about Robert Sanchez.<\/p>\n<p>The first choice keeper went off hurt against Nottingham Forest last week, and then missed the draw with Liverpool at the weekend. But it looks like he should be ready to go tomorrow.<\/p>\n<h2>Sanchez ready to play for Chelsea against Man City<\/h2>\n<p>According to the manager, the news on Sanchez is similar to that on Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho, Reece James and Levi Colwill \u2013 they all trained fully, and should be able to play:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYes (he may start), it\u2019s the same news as the other lads, to be honest. Really positive, he\u2019s trained well this week and we\u2019re really hopeful to get him to Saturday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Considering he\u2019s a goalkeeper we don\u2019t see any reason why he might miss out \u2013 the outfielders might be more of a question mark. Right now we have few doubts it\u2019ll be Sanchez between the sticks, even though McFarlane refused to confirm even that part of his team.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Alejandro Garnacho is pumped to play at Wembley tomorrow, and it\u2019s increasingly looking like he will be fit to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Calum McFarlane also answered questions about the game, including one amusing exchange we loved about his girlfriend and her team of choice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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