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title: "Illness to rule Christensen out of Liverpool"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-09-28T08:37:50Z"
modified: "2018-09-28T08:37:50Z"
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# Illness to rule Christensen out of Liverpool

Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen is being considered a major doubt to face Liverpool on Saturday after coming down with an illness.

According to [Goal, as cited on the Daily Star](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/732782/Chelsea-news-defender-major-Liverpool-doubt-being-sick-at-Anfield-Andreas-Christensen), Christensen threw up in the changing rooms at Anfield on Wednesday night and was unable to see out of the Carabao Cup clash.

The Danish defender, who was finally getting a chance to prove his worth to Maurizio Sarri, was forced off in the second half and was replaced by David Luiz.

![Ian MacNicol/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/958284686.jpg)

It now appears that an illness was behind the substitution and could go some way to explaining the below-par performance from Christensen, who made a number of uncharacteristic mistakes at the back.

Christensen has seen game time hard to come by under Sarri, who has preferred a back two of David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger this season.

The news comes as the latest blow to the young defender, who would have been hoping to leave a lasting impression on Wednesday night.