Graham Potter has ruled Kalidou Koulibaly out of Saturday afternoon's trip to Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Senegal international missed Chelsea's draw with Manchester United last weekend and was also absent for Tuesday's trip to FC Salzburg. Blues supporters were hoping Koulibaly would return for Brighton on Saturday but that will not be the case. Mateo Kovacic should be fine, though.
"Pretty much the same as we were against Salzburg," Potter said on Friday afternoon. "Mateo Kovacic had a problem with his calf but it was just fatigue. Koulibaly, it comes too soon. He's got an outside chance for Wednesday, but not for tomorrow."
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