Reports in England claim Chelsea fans are facing a nervous wait over the fitness of Andreas Christensen, Mateo Kovacic and N’Golo Kante.

The Blues trio have both picked up injuries on international duty and are doubts for Chelsea’s clash with Newcastle.

Kante, who has been struggling with injury for much of the season, was forced to withdraw from France’s game against Iceland last week due a muscle problem.

France coach Didier Deschamps played down concerns about another long-term injury and Kante trained on Sunday.

However, the defensive midfielder trained away from the main group and is unlikely to play against Turkey, report the Metro.

Chelsea welcome Newcastle to Stamford Bridge on 19 October and could be another midfielder down if Kovacic does not recover after his injury scare.

The 25-year-old hurt himself after a tussle with Ben Davies in Croatia’s draw with Wales on Sunday.

Kovacic needed treatment on the pitch before hobbling off and he did not emerge for the second half.

The Croatian is the second Chelsea player in the space of just a few days to suffer injury on international duty after Christensen limped off playing for Denmark on Saturday.

Like Kovacic, the extent of Christensen’s injury is unknown, but the centre-back was holding his groin when he went off during the 1-0 win over Switzerland.

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