Chelsea hopeful of Robert Sanchez, Alejandro Garnacho returns for FA Cup final - Calum McFarlane

Sanchez (left) has been out with a head injury he sustained last week Chris Lee - Chelsea FC/Getty Images Share article1Chelsea have been given a lift before the FA Cup final with the news that Robert Sanchez, Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho are all set to make the squad after injury. Sanchez missed the 1-1 draw at Liverpool due to the head injury he suffered against Nottingham Forest last week. Neto and Garnacho have not featured in their past two matches since suffering muscular injuries in training, which has left Chelsea without any senior wingers to choose from. Jamie Gittens and Estevao (both hamstring) are definitely ruled out of the match at Wembley on Saturday against Manchester City. “Pedro (and) Garnacho have trained well this week, so looking really good, really hopeful with them as well. So positive signs,” interim head coach Calum McFarlane said on Thursday. Pressed on whether Sanchez is fit enough to start, he replied: “Yes. Really positive, he’s trained well this week and we’re really hopeful to get him to Saturday.” Key defensive duo Reece James and Levi Colwill are also in contention for the first XI after coming back from injury. James made his first appearance for two months at Anfield following a hamstring problem, while it was Colwill’s first start of the season having suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in August. “He’s (James) trained well this week. Happy with Reece. Good to get him some minutes before and he played well when he came on as well,” McFarlane continued.  “(Colwill) Is same sort of story. He has a really good rehab. He’d played a few games before. “He played for us against Forest and he played for the Under-21s two times (before that). So, again, a really good training week for Levi. He was exceptional against Liverpool. So, again, we’re really hopeful.” Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms