{
  "id": 13527657,
  "title": "Xabi Alonso confirms five Chelsea players are “ready to go” for Bournemouth clash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/xabi-alonso-confirms-five-chelsea-players-are-ready-to-go-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T20:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/xabi-alonso-confirms-five-chelsea-203200090.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Xabi Alonso has confirmed that five Chelsea players are fit to play against Bournemouth in their upcoming Premier League match on Saturday. According to Alonso, Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer, Reece James, Joao Pedro and Marco Palestra are all ready to go for the game. The five players had been dealing with various fitness concerns heading into the match, including international duty for Palmer and Joao Pedro, as well as injuries for Caicedo and James. After a three-week international break, Chelsea returned to action with a 3-0 defeat by Brentford, marking the first game for the team after 22 days. Several of the players were spotted training at Cobham on Thursday. Alonso stated that the players have been working hard to recover and are now fully fit and ready to participate in the Bournemouth clash. \"We have spent time on the recovery of some players,\" Alonso said, adding that Caicedo has been training well and is okay to go. Palmer, James and Joao Pedro have also been training regularly, with Marco Palestra joining them in the training sessions. The manager believes that the international break was the right time for Chelsea to work on recovering from their injury problems.",
  "summary": "Xabi Alonso has confirmed that Moises Caicedo is “ready to go” for Chelsea’s Premier League meeting with Bournemouth on Saturday, with Cole Palmer, Reece James, Joao Pedro and Marco Palestra als...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "(Video): Chelsea’s three superb second half goals trounce Bournemouth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/video-chelseas-three-superb-second-half-goals-trounce-bournemouth",
        "published": "2026-10-10T16:35:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}