Chelsea are finally back in action on Saturday when they face AFC Bournemouth in their first game back after this long international break.
Xabi Alonso's men went into the break on the back of three Premier League games without a win, and they were hammered by Brentford in their last outing. Chelsea will be determined to avoid that slide continuing here.
Bournemouth are usually a tough nut to crack, but they have had a difficult start to the season, yet to win. Ahead of the weekend's game, we have rounded up all the latest injury news surrounding both sides.
Alex Scott - Out
Scott is going to be out until some time in November with a quad injury.
Eli Kroupi - Out
Kroupi is going to be absent until November time. Bournemouth boss Marco Rose said just before the break: "Not right after the national break, but quite soon when we start to play again. Amine (Adli) feels OK, so I think during October, we get these guys back. Junior maybe needs some days longer, but he should still do some games in this year."
Amine Abdi - Out
The same update as above applies. Abdi will be out for another week.
Julian Araujo - Out
Rose said before the break: "And the last one will be Julian (Araujo). He needs a little longer, but the plan is to get him back in November as well."
Justin Kluivert - Out
Kluivert is looking at a return late in October. Rose said: "It's a small muscle injury, and you never know. It's about the tendon; it's about just the muscle, so we have to see. We still don't know, but now we have three weeks to work on it, and we're going to see how long it needs after the national break."
Veljko Milosavljevic - Out
Milosavljevic is not going to be back from his knee injury for a couple of weeks yet.
Joao Pedro - Doubt
Joao Pedro is hoping to return from a knee injury. He could be in contention, or it might take another week.
Marco Palestra - Fit
Palestra is expected to return from his muscular layoff.
Moises Caicedo - Fit
Caicedo is another who is expected back He has been nursing a calf issue.
Emmanuel Emegha - Fit
Emegha should be good to go. Chelsea have been careful not to risk him, but the three-week international break will have given him the chance to get back to match fitness.
Reece James - Doubt
Xabi Alonso said before the break: "He had a little tear, a little injury in his hamstring. He tried. We waited until this morning, but he couldn't make it. So, now we have enough time to prepare for the next one. Yeah, he was just a few days short of recovering."
Cole Palmer - Doubt
Palmer is hoping to return from a groin issue. We will put him down as a doubt until an update emerges, given he has struggled to get back from issues previously.
Mike Penders - Doubt
Penders is a doubt as he looks to recover from a muscular issue.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens - Doubt
Gittens will be a doubt after picking up an issue during international duty with England under-21s. His national team manager Lee Carsley confirmed: "Jamie got a kick on his ankle. We never take any risks. With the age of these players, we don’t ever keep them in camp to see how they are. He will go back."
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