Graham Potter is set to be without four players for his first Premier League game in charge of Chelsea.
Potter takes Chelsea to Crystal Palace for his long-awaited league bow but will be missing goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, midfielder N’Golo Kante, left back Marc Cucurella and midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka.
Mendy and Kante have been able to resume training after knee and hamstring issues respectively but are not yet fully fit while Cucurella and Chukwuemeka are set to miss the game due to illness.
Marc Cucurella (left) is ill, while Edouard Mendy (right) will still be missing through injury
Potter said: ‘They [Mendy and Kante] are absolutely fine in terms of coming through the rehab stages.