N'Golo Kante made his return to match action for Chelsea on Friday playing in a development squad friendly against Charlton Athletic. Kante completed 60 minutes on his return with Dion Rankine, Silko Thomas and Malik Mothersille all on target in a 3-0 victory.
Earlier this month, the Frenchman returned to full first-team training after missing all but two games of the 2022/23 Premier League season with a significant hamstring injury. Blues head coach Graham Potter then confirmed Kante was set for a huge step in his return to competitive action during the international break.
Speaking to reporters after the 2-2 draw against Everton last Saturday, Potter explained: "N'Golo's due to carry on training Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday with potentially a game to give him some minutes." Asked whether a potential fixture would be versus an internal or external opposition, the Chelsea boss said: "We're still planning it but I think it will probably be internal. That will be good."
