Chelsea hit by virus with duo forced to stay at home before Brentford match

Liam Rosenior has revealed Chelsea are working to “contain a virus” in the squad with players and coaches forced to stay away from the training ground.

Rosenior oversaw his first home match in charge at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, with Arsenal winning the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.

And the new Blues boss has revealed a bug has hit his squad, forcing Liam Delap and Jamie Gittens to stay at home and miss training.

“He [Delap] is still at home at the moment recovering, as is Jamie Gittens ,” Rosenior said. “The club doctors are looking to contain a virus.

“Because some of our staff have gone down as well. We had a meeting today, telling everyone to wash their hands and everything which is important.”

Chelsea were without Cole Palmer and Reece James against the Gunners, but the star duo could return to face Brentford at the weekend.

“They're both training today,” Rosenior added. “Hopefully they'll be in the squad on Saturday.”

While Romeo Lavia is also making progress in his recovery from his latest injury.

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Liam Delap is recovering from a virus (Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

“Romeo is on the pitch, he is not with the group, but he is out on the pitch,” Rosenior added. “He is someone I would love to work with in the long-term because he's an outstanding player.

“It's important we don't push him too hard because when he is back, we want him to be back for good. No timeframe.”