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James’ injury nightmare

Chelsea full-back Reece James took to Instagram on Thursday after it was revealed that he suffered another injury setback. He wrote: “This message is to the people that understand & have respect for what I’m going through… I appreciate you so much, your support and kind words go further than you could ever imagine. And just to touch on me… I’m doing okay, been better and also been worse. Another challenge ahead accepted. Eventually I’ll come out on top. Against all odds.”

James has endured a torrid time with injuries over the last five years. He spent seven months on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring issue last season. The Chelsea captain has also endured knocks to his knee, ankle and thigh over the years.

His latest injury is his eighth hamstring issue in four years.

Reece James is not in the Chelsea squad today. The full-back suffered another hamstring injury this week, but Enzo Maresca has played down concerns regarding a long-term spell on the sidelines. The Chelsea manager said on Thursday: “We have just one injured player and that’s Reece who unfortunately felt something small in training two days ago and we don’t want to take a risk for the weekend.

“It’s a hamstring, muscular problem. We will see, we don’t know for how long, for sure [we want him fit for longer]. At the moment it is not happening but we hope it will happen soon. He is out this weekend but hopefully he can be back soon. It’s probably difficult that he can be available for the Conference League [next Thursday]but hopefully soon.”

I want to hear from you this afternoon! Feel free to message me with any score predictions, opinions, thoughts, feelings and all that jazz. Will Enzo Maresca be outfoxed by his former team? (sorry not sorry for the pun) Or will he get another win under his belt at the King Power?

Also, let me know if you’re braving Storm Bert to go and watch the football today…

Weather warnings have been put in place across England today amid the arrival of Storm Bert. Some EFL fixtures scheduled for this afternoon have already been postponed, including the Championship clash between Blackburn and Portsmouth as well as Accrington Stanley’s trip to Bradford in League Two.

Leicester starting XI: Mads Hermansen; James Justin, Wout Faes, Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen; Harry Winks, Boubakary Soumaré, Wilfred Ndidi; Kasey McAteer, Bilal El Khannouss, Jamie Vardy (C). Substitutes: Danny Ward, Conor Coady, Luke Thomas, Hamza Choudhury, Oliver Skipp, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Stephy Mavididi, Jordan Ayew, Patson Daka.

Chelsea starting XI: Robert Sanchez; Wesley Fofana, Benoît Badiashile, Levi Colwill, Marc Cucurella; Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez (C), Cole Palmer; Noni Madueke, Joao Felix, Nicolas Jackson. Substitutes: Filip Jörgensen, Marcus Bettinelli, Tosin Adarabioyo, Renato Veiga, Roméo Lavia, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jadon Sancho, Mykhailo Mudryk, Christopher Nkunku.

The international break is over, the Premier League is finally back and normal business is resuming.

Hello and welcome to coverage of today’s Premier League clash between Leicester City and Chelsea. Enzo Maresca travels to his former home to face his former club for the first time since swapping Leicestershire for London in July. Maresca led the Foxes back to England’s top flight at the first time of asking last season. Now, he is seeking glory with Chelsea. A win today will put the Blues just one point behind Manchester City. Anything less could see them leapfrogged by Arsenal, Nottingham Forest or Brighton later today. As for Leicester, a much-needed win could give them a nice cushion above the relegation zone.

Kick-off is at 12:30pm GMT – join me!