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Chelsea trio test positive for Covid-19 ahead of Everton clash
<h4><span style="font-size: 14pt;">After three first-team players tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of tonight&#8217;s Premier League match against Everton, Chelsea has become the latest club to be at risk of an outbreak.</span></h4>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: var(--c-contrast-800);">The Blues have already lost midfielder Mateo Kovacic to a positive test following his recovery from a hamstring injury, but their numbers have been weakened once further ahead of Everton&#8217;s visit to west London.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-15533 size-large" src="https://thedailypage.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Chelsea-.-1144x630.jpg" alt="Chelsea" width="1144" height="630" /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">After contacting the virus, Thomas Tuchel left Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner, and Callum Hudson-Odoi out of his team for the match.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">As per media reports, Ben Chilwell, who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Chelsea, also tested positive and will spend the next ten days in quarantine with his three teammates.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The news comes as the number of COVID-19 cases in England has risen dramatically as a result of the new highly transmissible Omicron form, with the Premier League recording their highest-ever number of positives (42) earlier this week.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For this reason, Numerous games in the Premier League might likely be canceled.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Last weekend&#8217;s match between Tottenham and Brighton was the first Premier League match to be canceled due to coronavirus, followed by Manchester United&#8217;s trip to Brentford on Tuesday.</span></p>
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