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Premier League COVID havoc: Four Chelsea players including Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner test positive; multiple fixtures called off

Premier League COVID havoc: Four Chelsea players including Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner test positive; multiple fixtures called off

Premier League COVID havoc: Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi and the injured Ben Chilwell have tested positive for COVID-19 while Kai Havertz is unwell, manager Thomas Tuchel said ahead of their Premier League home match against Everton later on Thursday.

Premier League COVID havoc: Four Chelsea players including Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner test positive; multiple fixtures called off

“Kai feels unwell, he’s not positive yet but we’re waiting for test results and we decided to not bring him to the squad,” Tuchel said.

Premier League COVID havoc: “We did some extra tests at 12 o’clock today to make sure who would arrive at lunch. From there we had to pick the team… The situation started yesterday with the players feeling unwell and not training.”

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