Lukaku and Co can't guarantee goals, confusion over Havertz's role, Mount out injured and a leaky defence struggling to keep clean sheets... Chelsea may be world champions but Thomas Tuchel still has plenty to sort out ahead of a crunch week

It has been one of the more eclectic fixture lists - Chelsea have faced Chesterfield, Plymouth Argyle, Al-Hilal and Palmeiras since the turn of the year alongside more familiar foes like Tottenham and Manchester City.

After conquering the world last weekend in Abu Dhabi, it's back to the more mundane business of picking up Premier League points for Thomas Tuchel and his players.

Saturday's visit to Crystal Palace will be their first league action in nearly a month - since a 2-0 home win over Tottenham on January 23.