Chelsea take on Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon in a highly-anticipated Premier League derby at Stamford Bridge.
Both London clubs got their league campaigns under way with a win last week as the Blues recorded a scrappy 1-0 victory over Everton at Goodison Park whilst Spurs enjoyed a more convincing afternoon, defeating Southampton 4-1 in N17. Thomas Tuchel's side have won the last five meetings between the two sides across all competitions and the German doesn't have too many injury concerns to deal with ahead of today's match.
Here's all the latest Chelsea injury news for the former Borussia Dortmund boss to worry about.
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Kalidou Koulibaly
Summer signing Koulibaly went down several times during last week's aforementioned victory at Goodison Park before eventually being forced off in the second half. However, Tuchel confirmed that the Senegalese centre-half was merely suffering from cramp.
What Tuchel said: "My belief is that it was cramp and no injury."
Mateo Kovacic
However, one player that Tuchel won't have at his disposal is central midfielder Kovacic, who is suffering from a slight knee issue at this moment in time.
What Tuchel said: "[Kovacic] has issues with his knee, always a little bit of a reaction. We decided to take a step back and increase treatment time to reduce the stress that comes from training to have a normal reaction before we start again. Everybody else is available."
Marcos Alonso
Left-back Alonso will not be in contention to face the Lilywhites as he looks to complete a transfer to Catalan giants Barcelona. Tuchel confirmed the Spaniard will be absent this afternoon and has not been in training ahead of his proposed exit.
What Tuchel said: "He is not in training at the moment and trying to finalise his transfer, so he will not be available for the game."
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