Chelsea are set to be without a group of first team stars for their trip to the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Having slowly welcomed back a set of absentees in recent weeks it is a blow for Graham Potter.
His side secured a much needed win in mid-week against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League and found their mojo but look set to have the core of that team disrupted for the return of domestic action. With the league now not a priority for the season, how Potter chooses to manage his team will be interesting.
There are just over four weeks to go until the quarter-finals with an international break coming up before then too. There is little that can happen in the league to benefit Potter with the top four almost certainly out of reach. This makes his caution for the league all the more worthwhile.
