Chelsea FC Premier League 2023/2024 Fixtures: 10 Fixtures Nkunku could miss due to injury

Here are the 10 Premier League fixtures that Christopher Nkunku is expected to miss for Chelsea due to a knee injury.

After suffering a shocking knee injury during the pre-season tour of Chelsea FC, Christopher Nkunku is expected to miss the opening Premier League fixtures for the Blues.

Nkunku is expected to be out for more than two months after it was reported that the forward suffered from what is speculated to be a meniscus problem.

Chelsea, however, has not confirmed or denied the reports of Nkunku's injury after he was substituted off in the final pre-season fixture for the Blues against Borussia Dortmund.

The newly signed coach for Chelsea FC, Mauricio Pochettino, is set to face the toughest first set of fixtures as the head coach of the club as all games in the premier league for the Blues ahead of the 2023/24 season have been confirmed.

If Nkunku is confirmed to be injured here are the possible fixtures the forward is expected to miss:

Sun Aug 13 2023: Chelsea vs Liverpool

Sat Aug 19 2023: West Ham vs Chelsea

Sat Aug 26 2023: Chelsea vs Luton Town

Sat Sep 2 2023: Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest

Sat Sep 16 2023: Bournemouth vs Chelsea

Sat Sep 23 2023: Chelsea vs Aston Villa

Sat Sep 30 2023: Fulham vs Chelsea

Sat Oct 7 2023: Burnley vs Chelsea

Sat Oct 21 2023: Chelsea vs Arsenal

Sat Oct 28 2023: Chelsea vs Brentford

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