Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca will not jeopardise Ben Chilwell's chances of finding a new club in January by risking him against Morecambe.
Saturday's FA Cup third-round meeting at Stamford Bridge will likely see Maresca call on his second string as he has done in the Carabao Cup and in the Conference League, but that will not include the England defender, whom the 44-year-old confirmed is free to depart having played just 45 minutes this campaign.
Cesare Casadei and Carney Chukwuemeka, neither of whom have forced their way into the head coach's Premier League selections, are also in line to leave and will not play against the League Two side.