Chelsea winger could return from injury vs Aston Villa

Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior has hinted that Estevao could be in contention to face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

The Blues went winless for the third-straight league game after a disappointing 2-1 loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium yesterday.

As a result, they are three points behind fifth-placed Liverpool and six points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United after 28 matches played.

Wednesday's game at Villa Park is a must-win for the west London giants, but they could lose further ground in the Champions League pursuit.

Amidst this, Rosenior has confirmed that Estevao is back running after a hamstring injury and could make the matchday squad to face Villa.

He told reporters: "Estevao is back on the pitch running, which is great."

Blues left-back Marc Cucurella has also made good recovery from a muscle injury of his own, but the midweek game will come too soon for him.

Rosenior has predicted that the Spaniard could be back in contention to play during the FA Cup fifth round tie against Wrexham on the road.