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Reece James played against Real Madrid on 18 April but his season will be curtailed after a scan on his hamstring
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Chelsea interim boss Frank Lampard says Reece James will miss the rest of the season and Mason Mount is \u201cunlikely\u201d to feature in the final seven games.<\/p>\n

James has been ruled out after a scan on a hamstring problem, while Mount has a pelvic injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cReece James will be unavailable for the rest of the season, Mason Mount the same,\u201d said Lampard.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea are in\u00a0advanced talks with former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino to take charge.<\/p>\n

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\u201cReece had a hamstring injury in the midweek game,\u201d added Lampard. \u201cHe got through it but then had a scan and he\u2019s out.<\/p>\n

\u201cMason has been carrying a pelvic injury for a while. It predates myself and he has been trying typically but he will have minor surgery, then a four-week recovery.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe [Mount] might make the last match but that\u2019s unlikely, which is obviously disappointing for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lampard, brought in earlier this month to replace Graham Potter until the end of the season, has lost all four games of his second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

The Blues are 11th in the Premier League table and their season is effectively over after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid in the quarter-finals last week.<\/p>\n

Argentine Pochettino could take over before the end of the campaign, but former midfielder Lampard, who is Chelsea\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer, said the club has \u201cbig difficulties\u201d.<\/p>\n

Asked whether he expects to be in charge for the remaining games, Lampard added: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t expect anything in football, but we have come in to a club with big difficulties, with not a lot of time.<\/p>\n

\u201c[There are] a lot of factors as to the four games I have been here. The team and club have been struggling for a while. We are here to help but things won\u2019t change in a short time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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