Marcos Alonso has declared himself ready to face Southampton on Tuesday having finally overcome the effects of a sickness bug that ruled him out of a clash at Manchester United.
Alonso pulled out of the 2-0 Old Trafford defeat earlier in April following the warm-up, but returned to action at the weekend during Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final victory over Tottenham Hotspur.
The wing-back admitted that he was so ill before the Premier League clash that he missed the second half after falling asleep on the team bus.
'I was throwing up the night before and wasn't feeling very good.