Updates from Thursday, Sept. 11
Get West London provide the latest on Diego Costa's status:
Chelsea are optimistic that striker Diego Costa will be fit to face Swansea City on Saturday.
Costa was pulled out of the Spain side to face Macedonia in the week, after picking up what was described as a 'minor' injury to his leg in the preceding international friendly against France.
But reports say the Blues believe he will be available for the visit of the Swans to Stamford Bridge on Saturday – but that a decision will be left until late in the day on whether he will feature.
Updates from Monday, Sept. 8
Dominic Fifield of The Guardian reports Chelsea's current belief on Diego Costa's potential return:
Chelsea are cautiously optimistic they will have Diego Costa available for the top of the table meeting with Swansea City when the Premier League campaign resumes on Saturday despite the Spain striker having withdrawn from the squad for his country’s opening Euro 2016 qualifier against Macedonia on Monday evening.
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The London club have conducted their own examinations since the player returned to Cobham and, while the Brazil-born forward has suffered worrying niggles in his hamstrings over recent months, there is some optimism that this latest twinge is not serious.
He will continue to be assessed over the remainder of the week ahead of the visit of Swansea to Stamford Bridge where at least one of the sides, currently first and second in the fledgling table, will drop their first points of the season. That game is followed by Chelsea’s first Champions League fixture of term,
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Updates from Saturday, Sept. 6
Oliver Todd of the Daily Mail provides an update on Diego Costa's injury from the perspective of David Silva:
However, Spain team-mate and Manchester City playmaker David Silva does not believe the injury is particularly bad - raising hopes that Costa could be fit to face Swansea at Stamford Bridge next weekend, as well as Silva's Manchester City a week later.
'I saw Costa was doing well and I talked to him. The injury is nothing serious,' Silva said.
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Chelsea fans all over the world wanted to avoid an injury to top striker Diego Costa at all cost in 2014-15, but on Friday, the talented Spaniard withdrew from the national team roster due to a hamstring issue, according to Spain's national team's official Twitter feed:
The Brazilian-born forward joined the Blues in the summer of 2014 and was widely hailed as the team's top purchase of the transfer window, as the striker position had been identified as the main issue holding the team back from winning the title.
He proved to be an immediate hit, scoring almost at will in his first outings for the Blues.
Costa's health was a concern, however, as he suffered several minor injuries that derailed the latter part of his 2013-14 campaign, including an odd cameo-appearance in the Champions League final.
Jose Mourinho gambled on the trio of Costa, Didier Drogba and Loic Remy to lead the attack during the 2014-15 season, and plenty of fans immediately agreed that the success of that campaign would ultimately come down to Costa's health.
According to WhoScored.com, Torres, Samuel Eto'o and Demba Ba combined for a paltry 18 Premier League goals last season. Costa scored 27 for Atletico Madrid,
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Losing Costa long-term would severely hinder the club's Premier League title chances,
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The Blues have plenty of attacking options available in support of the striker, and Mourinho will now likely have to rely on solid production from his platoon of wingers and attacking midfielders to help offset the loss of Costa.
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