Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he only has '14 or 15' players to choose from when Chelsea travel to Bournemouth on Sunday.
Despite spending another £400million in the summer, Todd Boehly's expensive squad has crumbled under the weight of injury problems in recent weeks.
Pochettino has as several first-team stars unavailable for the trip to the south coast and has a threadbare squad to choose from.
The Blues were beaten by Nottingham Forest at Stamford Bridge in the last appearance and will be desperate to return to winning ways as they eye a return to European football.