Chelsea’s Kante will miss semi-final

N’Golo Kante will remain sidelined for Chelsea’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United.

Chelsea were hoping the midfielder would be fit enough to return to the squad for the game at Wembley following a hamstring problem.

However, speaking at a news conference on Friday afternoon, Frank Lampard revealed that Kante would not be available.

He has been out since going off during Chelsea’s win against Watford earlier this month.

Blues boss Lampard added that there are “a few other niggles” he will need to assess before naming his team.

“N’Golo Kante won’t be fit for the match. He’s still not quite right, so he’s out for Sunday,” he said.

“We have a few players that have a few little other niggles and we’ll be monitoring them over the next 24 hours or so.”