Maresca provides injury update on James as Chelsea captain misses Leicester trip

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England international Reece James will not travel for Chelsea’s Premier League match against Leicester City on Saturday due to an injury.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca confirmed James felt something in his hamstring and will not be allowed to play this weekend.

Maresca stated this during a pre-match press conference on Thursday.

The Italian gaffer said: “We have for sure just one injured player and that’s Reece [James] who unfortunately felt something small and we don’t want to take a risk for the weekend. The rest are better or a doubt.”

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James has been hampered by several injury problems in the past two seasons and has enjoyed only few minutes of action for both England and Chelsea.

So far this season, he has appeared in four league outings. His latest appearance was an eight-minute cameo against Arsenal on 10th November.

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