Chelsea give updates on Kante’s hamstring injury

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has revealed that N’Golo Kante missed Blues clash with Burnley due to a hamstring injury.

The France international was expected to start in Chelsea’s Premier League fixture against Sean Dyche’s at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

But the World Cup winner failed to make the bench after alerting Lampard to a hamstring problem after training on Friday.

Ross Barkley plays alongside Jorginho and Mason Mount in Chelsea’s midfield against Burnley, while Lampard admits he did not want to risk Kante for the match.

The start of Kante’s season was disrupted due to an ankle problem, while the 28-year-old also missed five games due to a groin injury in October.

‘He’s reported some feeling in his hamstring yesterday after training,’ Lampard told Sky Sports before Chelsea’s clash with Burnley.

N'Golo Kante misses today's game after picking up a hamstring in training yesterday #CFC #CHEBUR #tuongeegame
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‘We have him overnight to see how it was, it wasn’t good enough this morning so not good enough to play.

‘Though these things always give an opportunity you don’t want them because we’re missing good players.