Bournemouth midfielder Dan Gosling is nursing a knee injury that ruled him out against Liverpool and has a 50/50 chance of playing on Saturday.
Ryan Fraser could return to the starting line-up but Junior Stanislas is a doubt and Tyrone Mings completes his five-game ban.
Chelsea will assess Victor Moses, who has missed the last two games with a toe injury.
Pedro is likely to deputise at wing-back if the Nigerian is unfit.
Kurt Zouma was withdrawn at half-time against Manchester City for tactical reasons and his replacement, Nemanja Matic, could return to the starting line-up at the Vitality Stadium.