{"id":9008,"date":"2026-05-16T05:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9008"},"modified":"2026-05-16T05:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:22:12","slug":"chelsea-star-to-get-double-reward-for-return-to-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9008","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea star to get double reward for return to action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Levi Colwill should be ready to play for Chelsea in the FA Cup final tomorrow, giving his team a huge boost.<\/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>If he starts tomorrow in the FA Cup final, it will be a great reward for Levi Colwill after months of hard work.<\/p>\n<p>The defender ruptured his ACL in Chelsea\u2019s first preseason training session, and has only just returned to action. 45 minutes against Nottingham Forest last week followed by the full 90 against Liverpool should mean he\u2019s ready to start.<\/p>\n<h2>Colwill set for new contract with fitness established<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s more good news to come \u2013 the piece from the Daily Mail which covers his recovery claims that the club are close to offering him a new contract. It likely would already have happened, had it not been for this long absence.<\/p>\n<p>Reece James and Moises Caicedo are already tied down \u2013 this would be another important piece of progress in identifying the players the club actually want to move forward with long term.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow against Manchester City the defender faces a huge test, and he then will hopefully get a chance against Sunderland the following week to continue to sharpen up and try to get into Thomas Tuchel\u2019s England squad.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea have a new doubt for tomorrow\u2019s game, an injury which has become known following the Blues\u2019 final training session and after Calum McFarlane\u2019s press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Sam Kerr has the chance to do something amazing tomorrow afternoon in her final game before leaving Chelsea.<\/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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