Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says the medical room is clearing.
Tuchel has confirmed everyone bar Ben Chilwell had taken part in training today.
That includes Reece James, who hasn’t played since late December, as well as Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech, who limped off in the second half of Tuesday’s win over Lille. They both trained fully today.
“It’s brilliant news,” said Tuchel.
“Everybody joined team training from the first to the last minute. We have had at the moment no reactions, just positive reactions, and I hope it stays like this and we have everyone available for Sunday after our last training tomorrow.”
Tuchel was asked whether Reece James could feature in the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool having not played since late December
“It’s a very good question. Even if I wanted to, I’m not sure I could answer your question right now. He looked brilliant in the last two training sessions. Let’s wait another session, and see if I’m crazy enough to put him on the pitch, or if the reasonable side of me wins and we go step by step.
“It would be a huge step, but honestly yesterday and today he looked so strong and confident and involved in training, you are tempted to do it. Let’s see. The most important thing for him and us is that he’s back and he feels so confident he can step up to this level.”
Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino will miss Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley with a groin injury as the Reds look for a first domestic cup in a decade.
Diogo Jota is a doubt with ankle ligament damage.
Liverpool assistant boss Pep Lijnders said: “Look at the best clubs in the world. One thing they have in common is this ‘one club mentality’. We go for this game on Sunday with all we have.
“We will see the fans, hear them, feel them. It’s a big competition.
“When we started this project, we came to a conclusion that the way to succeed in English football is to just focus on the next game. Our group created that mentality that the next game is a final. So nothing changes here.”
