Chelsea injury, suspension list and return dates for Djurgardens IF: Marc Guiu, Malo Gusto updates

Chelsea are back in action on Thursday evening when they play Djurgardens IF in the first leg of their Conference League semi-final.

The Blues earned a potentially-pivotal win in the race for Champions League qualification at the weekend as they edged out Everton by a 1-0 scoreline.

Nevertheless, Enzo Maresca and his squad are also eager to win this competition and face a team that currently sit in 10th place in the Allsvenskan table after five games.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's injury and suspension news ahead of making the trip to Sweden where they will face opponents bidding to pull off one of European football's greatest feats by reaching the final.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Thigh Possible return date: Next season

Maresca has confirmed that Wesley Fofana will be sidelined for the remainder of the season owing to his latest fitness problem, this time another hamstring injury.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knock Possible return date: May 4 (vs. Liverpool)

Goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has been left out of the squad for the trip to Sweden having sustained a knock to his leg against Everton last weekend. As it stands, it remains unclear whether he will return versus Liverpool on Sunday.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knock Possible return date: May 4 (vs. Liverpool)

Christopher Nkunku misses out against Djurgardens having picked up a knock in training. As it stands, it is yet to be determined whether the Frenchman will come back into the fold at the weekend.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: Next season

Omari Kellyman took to his social media accounts on March 18 to confirm he has suffered a season-ending hamstring injury, with Chelsea looking to reintroduce the youngster into the first-team thinking next campaign.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: May 4 (vs. Liverpool)

Last featuring for Chelsea on February 3, Marc Guiu is said to have been cleared to return to training. Maresca acknowledged last week that the Spaniard was 'one or two weeks' away from coming back into contention, but this game will come too soon for the youngster.

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Mykhaylo Mudryk remains suspended after a routine urine test from the attacker contained traces of banned substances.