Lukaku has had 36 appearances for Chelsea this season but has scored 12 goals in all competitions without any assist to his name
By Kehinde Okeowo
Chelsea gaffer, Thomas Tuchel, has given his team’s injury update after their dramatic exit in the Champions League rounds of eight to Real Madrid earlier in the week.
The Blues face fellow Londoners, Crystal Palace in one of the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday evening, the other game is between League leaders, Manchester City and second placed Liverpool.
According to Tuchel, the likes of Ben Chilwell and Callum Hudson-Odoi would miss the encounter against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium but Romelu Lukaku is back in training.
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The German made this known during his pre-match press conference on Friday, 15th April.
Chelsea will head into the game trying to avenge their 5-4 aggregate loss to Madrid in the Champions League, while Crystal Palace will see the game as a step closer to a silverware that has eluded the club in years.
“Romelu was back in training yesterday. Let’s see if he has any reaction or not.
“Except for Ben Chilwell and Callum Hudson-Odoi, everybody seems to be okay. We still have two more training sessions to go so fingers crossed it stays like this.” Tuchel said.
Romelu Lukaku in thisseason has had 36 appearances for Chelsea, out of which he started 24 times, but has scored 12 goals in all competitions without any assist to his name.