Chelsea Manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that N’Golo Kante will miss this weekend’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.
The Frenchman has missed Chelsea ‘s last three games after sustaining a hamstring injury in the win against Watford on July 4.
Kante’s absence was felt by the London side as they slipped to a 3-0 defeat by Sheffield United last week and the Frenchman will not return against United.
“N’Golo Kante won’t be fit for the match, he’s still not right. So he’s out,” Lampard said in his pre-match press conference. “Other than that we have a few people with a few little niggles that I’ll monitor over the next 24 hours or so, and then we’ll be ready to go.”
Chelsea will have benefitted from two days’ extra rest come kick-off on Sunday having played against Norwich on Tuesday. United maintained their push for a top four finish in the Premier League by beating Crystal Palace on Thursday.
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