Leicester snow threatens Chelsea fixture as Blues suffer fitness setbacks

Enzo Maresca and his Chelsea squad will now be starting to reassemble following the latest break in domestic football. The Leicester City players will have had some particularly cold practice sessions at Seagrave Training Centre this week. That's because there has already been some snow in Leicestershire over the past few days.

That obviously means there is a warning proviso in place ahead of the return of the Premier League following another drab international hiatus. So, does England's current winter feeling threaten to postpone the visit of the Blues for the weekend's upcoming top-flight game? Or is the important match, with Maresca initially returning to King Power Stadium, set to go ahead by all accounts?

In addition to covering the chilly conditions and their potential affect on an exciting gameweek, we examine fitness news as well. It is currently said that the west London team could perhaps be without up to seven stars for the Foxes fixture. The Italian in charge of CFC now apparently faces an anxious wait to discover crucial fitness updates. But which of Maresca’s unfit men, if any, may be ready for the challenge of his former side?

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Will Chelsea really be unable to call upon more than five of their senior personnel this Saturday? The midday kickoff could seemingly be heavily impacted by a loss of top talent. Yet there are no certainties or guarantees at this stage.

Of course for the Blues, LCFC and fans around the world, Cole Palmer is the chief interest here. The England playmaker has a knee issue; loose cannon Manchester United centre back Lisandro Martinez unnecessarily and regrettably caused the damage.

Chelsea defensive trio Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto and Wesley Fofana were also supposedly unable to assist their Countries in the most recent along with painfully superfluous Nations League round. Add Romeo Lavia and Jadon Sancho to the sidelined list as well. Meanwhile Omari Kellyman is a long-term absentee.

Weather forecasts and media expectations for Premier League matches

It is cold in the United Kingdom at present. Relatively freezing actually. And, unfortunately, further expected snow might mean games being postponed.

Well, there was actually a positive forecast for the city of Leicester, thankfully. By Wednesday it is thought that extremely inclement weather shall pass. No disruption is expected on Filbert Way for the contest.