With Chelsea's Premier League campaign due to get underway in just over one week when they welcome Bournemouth to Stamford Bridge, Graham Potter will be beginning to form his starting XI for the clash. The Blues still have a behind-closed-doors friendly to come against Brentford but have seen Mason Mount, Thiago Silva, Conor Gallagher and Raheem Sterling return to training over the weekend as the Blues squad begins to take shape.
The Blues still await Hakim Ziyech and Mateo Kovacic arriving back at Cobham, but the duo will have some time off having only last played on Saturday in the World Cup third-place play-off. Their availability and readiness to complete 90 minutes will be in question, with likely only a day or two to introduce themselves into Potter's plans.
Kovacic's absence, in addition to the injury of Ruben Loftus-Cheek will leave Potter with a conundrum in midfield. Throughout the opening part of the season, Chelsea's midfield two has tended to be a rotation between Jorginho, Kovacic and Loftus-Cheek.
