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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Chelsea handed Tammy Abraham injury boost as Thomas Tuchel's seven untouchables are revealed

Here's all the news from around Stamford Bridge over the past 24 hours.

Thomas Tuchel's seven untouchables

Thomas Tuchel appears to have united the group since being appointed Chelsea head coach last month.

Results on the pitch have been impressive too with the Blues winning five of their six matches in all competitions under the German and have moved into the Premier League top four.

Upon replacing Frank Lampard at the helm, Tuchel promised every member of the Chelsea squad would get a chance to impress, and, thus far, he has backed up those words.

But what has already become clear is there are a group of go-to players for the 47-year-old. Otherwise known as his very own untouchables.

Tuchel's start, Chelsea's best XI and the key to Timo Werner

In total there are seven players who can be described as one of Tuchel's untouchables including Timo Werner who ended his Premier League goa drought against Newcastle United on Monday night.

Click here to find out who else makes the cut.

Tammy Abraham injury boost

The one downside to the win over the Magpies was the sight of Tammy Abraham limping off after 20 minutes after injuring his right ankle following a tackle from Jamaal Lascelles.

A tackle that Tuchel was not happy with.

"There's no update yet on Tammy, but we needed to take him off after a hard tackle," said Tuchel to Sky Sports. "So, we are worried, but there's no news of him.

"He (Lascelles) played the ball, yes, but for me, it's too much of a risk to an injury to the opponent. And because of that for me, it's a foul.

"It's reckless, but okay it was not like us to criticise, just to discuss with the officials."

The good news for Tuchel, as per the Telegraph, is Abraham didn't suffer serious damage to his ankle and early signs suggest that he won't be facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Upamecano verdict

Chelsea were one of several teams linked with Dayot Upamecano before the defender's move to Bayern Munich was announced.

Last Sunday, the Bundesliga giants confirmed the RB Leipzig star will officially complete his transfer to the Allianz Arena when the summer window opens in July.

And it might turn out that not signing Upamecano was a good idea.

For the first time since his transfer to Bayern was announced, the Frenchman was in action for RB Leipzig against Liverpool in a Champions League round of 32 tie.

Many Blues supporters tuned in to run the rule over the centre-back - and it's safe to say they weren't too impressed.

Judging by the reaction on social media, it would appear that some Chelsea fans think they have avoided a transfer mistake.

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