20-year-old is in contention to play for Chelsea against Crystal Palace tonight

Mauricio Pochettino has been handed a major injury boost heading into Chelsea’s game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park tonight.

Chelsea have been without Levi Colwill for their last four matches.

However, according to the Evening Standard, the defender has returned from injury and is in contention to play in south London later.

Colwill has made his comeback at the right time, with Benoit Badiashile now sidelined. The Frenchman will be unavailable for the trip to Selhurst Park.

In his pre-match press conference, Mauricio Pochettino said Chelsea needed to wait until Sunday to see if the 20-year-old would be fit enough for tonight’s London derby. It looks like he is.

Levi Colwill might get the start versus Crystal Palace.

Colwill is a perfect fit to enter the side now that Badiashile is out of the contest.

Colwill is a left-footed central defender, similar to the former AS Monaco player.

Though the England international makes sense, Pochettino was using him as a left-back prior to his injury, and he is currently recovering from one.

It implies that Colwill’s approval is not assured. Even though the Brazilian was left off of the squad for Chelsea’s most recent match, Thiago Silva is still a possibility.

However, it appears that Badiashile and Colwill will be Chelsea’s two primary choices for the left center-back position in the long run. But the latter will have to get past his injury problems.

The young player from Chelsea and Silva may have to fight for that roster slot in the interim.

The Blues head to the Etihad to play Manchester City after Palace. Given the caliber of opposition, Colwill or Silva, whichever starts at left center-back that day, will need to play at their very best.