Chelsea are hopeful that Moises Caicedo will recover from illness in time to face Crystal Palace.
Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer are suspended, while Enzo Fernandez and Lesley Ugochukwu are injured.
Crystal Palace forward Odsonne Edouard has an outside chance of returning from a knee problem on Wednesday.
The Eagles definitely remain without the injured quintet of Sam Johnstone, Joel Ward, Rob Holding, Cheick Doucoure and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Crystal Palace's current run of 11 consecutive league defeats against Chelsea is their longest against any opponent in the club's history.