Ben Chilwell is ruled out until December after suffering hamstring injury with Chelsea defender facing a race against time to make the Christmas fixtures

Chelsea have been dealt another major injury blow with Ben Chilwell set to miss around eight weeks due to a hamstring injury. Head coach Mauricio Pochettino’s concern was obvious as he confirmed ‘it is bad news from what the doctor told me.’ Chelsea, who are optimistic of having Mykhailo Mudryk and Moises Caicedo fit for Saturday’s clash against Burnley, were awaiting the results of further assessments and are now expecting Chilwell to be sidelined for around two months. Ben Chilwell could miss over two months of action after suffering an ill-fated hamstring injury The player vented his frustrations with the injury news via social media on Tuesday afternoon But there could be more optimistic news regarding Mykhailo Mudryk and Moises Caicedo before Chelsea travel to Burnley An eight-week lay-off would see Chilwell return in December. The news comes as a significant blow to head coach Mauricio Pochettino as Chelsea continue to be dogged by injuries Gareth Southgate will have to reconsider his options at left-back for the upcoming games with Luke Shaw also sidelined Chelsea have been dogged by injury problems this season under Mauricio Pochettino in a continuation of their issues last season.