Chelsea are preparing to face Crystal Palace in an away Premier League game on Saturday, February 19. The Blues will approach the game as World Champions after celebrating a 2-1 victory over Palmeiras in the Club World Cup final on last Saturday. Ahead of the game, Thomas Tuchel provided an update on Reece James, who is currently out with a hamstring injury. James suffered the injury back in December. Speaking during a press conference, Tuchel said: "It's too long for all of us, we miss him a lot. I had the feeling from the start we had to deal with a big injury and unfortunately, my feeling was right. "We had a setback when he caught the flu when he was close to rejoining team training. Like always, you have the risk with a physical player like Reece is with a muscle injury there is a delay. "We are waiting for him. The plan is he rejoins the group next week."
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