N’Golo Kante to miss Chelsea’s visit to Liverpool with hamstring problem

N’Golo Kante won’t be fit enough to play for Chelsea against Liverpool on Wednesday night.

Blues manager Frank Lampard confirmed the midfielder, who suffered a hamstring injury in their win over Watford on July 4, is still sidelined.

Kante has missed three Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Norwich City plus Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final win over Manchester United.

N’Golo Kante is set to sit out another Chelsea match as he struggles with a hamstring problem

The French midfielder went off during Chelsea’s victory over Watford back on July 4

And he won’t feature at Anfield either as Liverpool prepare to receive the Premier League trophy post-match.

Chelsea’s midfield of Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic was highly effective against United at Wembley and Lampard will be tempted to continue with a similar 3-4-3 configuration against a Liverpool side who have slacked off a little since they secure the title. 

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard confirmed Kante won’t be fit to face Liverpool on Wednesday

Chelsea still have plenty to play for including a top four finish that would see them qualify for next season’s Champions League.

They currently sit third in the table but are just a point ahead of Leicester City in fourth and Manchester United in fifth.

Dropped points at Liverpool could allow United to overtake them if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team beat West Ham at Old Trafford.

Chelsea host Wolves, who are themselves hoping to seal Europa League qualification, at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, the final day of the Premier League season.

They will hope Frenchman Kante regains match fitness in time for their FA Cup final meeting with Arsenal on August 1 and the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie away to Bayern Munich on August 8.

Chelsea trail 3-0 from the first leg played at Stamford Bridge before the football shutdown.