Sam Hutchinson had some comments about his most recent injury, and unfortunately it doesn't sound like his treatment has been helping.

While the Oriol Romeu injury is unfortunate, Chelsea already have a perfect replacement that can be brought back on January 1st.

There is no confirmation at this point, but reports from Spain suggest it's a long term injury for Oriol Romeu.

Twitter has been buzzing with rumors of a planned surgery for Oriol Romeu tomorrow, and while dubious at best right now, we decided to look at where that leaves us in January.

A knee injury looks to have sidelined Oriol Romeu for the Club World Cup, but youngster George Saville is travelling with Chelsea to Japan.

Frank Lampard will make his return to the Chelsea squad on Saturday, but John Terry will not take part in any of the next three fixtures.

Rafa Benitez gave us the injury update on Tuesday ahead of the London derby against Fulham.

Chelsea loaned the oft-injued Michael Essien to Real Madrid on deadline day, and it looks as if he's going to miss another large chunk of a season.

Chelsea travel to the Hawthorns where West Brom have been very strong this season. It will be a test for them. What can we expect going into the match?

John Terry's injury appears to less severe than originally anticipated, the defender is set to miss approximately three weeks.