Chelsea are starting to gather momentum following a run of four victories in a row in all competitions, including big league victories over Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.

“Jeremie is not in a good place,” Slot added. “He's definitely not going to play today, tomorrow or next week. Hamstring injury so that's going to take a while.”

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has confirmed striker Liam Delap is back in training and eyeing a return to competitive action before the end of the month. Delap went down with a ham