This coming week will finally see Chelsea get their FIFA Club World Cup campaign underway, as Thomas Tuchel looks to add another trophy to his collection.
Tuchel and his side will enter the tournament in the semi-final stages and do not yet know who they will play out of Al-Jazira, Al Hilal and Pirae.
But the Blues go into the United Arab Emirates event short on form, having only just scraped past League One side Plymouth Argyle at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Attentions can now turn fully to the upcoming tournament, however, and with that in mind football.london takes a look at the latest injury news from Stamford Bridge.
Mason Mount
The last thing Thomas Tuchel will want is additional injury troubles, but that is what he got on Saturday.
As Chelsea's clash with Plymouth ticked into extra time, Mount pulled up with an injury, with stand-in manager Arno Michaels saying that further examination would be needed later on.
"He felt an injury in extra time with this shot. He realised quick he felt pain and so we took him off," Michaels told his post-match press conference.
"There will be further exams. Hopefully, it's not too bad but I can't promise what the situation is."
Expected return date: N/A
Reece James
The right-back was expected to be sidelined for the large majority of the season after sustaining a hamstring injury in the Brighton home game two months ago.
There was talk that someone like Sergino Dest could have been required but the 22-year-old is expected to return for the Club World Cup trip next week.
Tuchel confirmed this development in his pre-Spurs press conference before the mini-break: "We have a time frame [for James] but we will not make it public because otherwise we will just get asked about the timescale.
"He is back on the pitch, that's the good news but he's still in individual training, so far away from being part of the squad on Sunday's game."
Expected return date: Al Hilal/Al-Jazira/Pirae (Club World Cup) Wednesday, February 9.
Ben Chilwell
Ben Chilwell has undergone surgery on his knee injury, meaning that the Chelsea defender will not be available for selection until next season.
He suffered the injury in the Juventus home Champions League game and it was understood he would be replaced temporarily by a new left-back signing that was expected in the January transfer window.
However, despite the likes of Lucas Digne, Layvin Kurzawa and Borna Sosa being linked, Marina Granovskaia focused all attentions on Emerson Palmieri to no avail in the end, football.london understands.
The £50million man had been pictured recently with full-back companion James at Cobham working in the gym as he slowly tries to get his muscles back into shape before even thinking about running.
Expected return date: N/A
Christian Pulisic, Thiago Silva and Edouard Mendy
Pulisic and Silva are now free to return to west London, but Mendy still has an Africa Cup of Nations Final to look forward to on Sunday.
All three however should be available for the opening clash on Wednesday.
Expected return date for all three: Al Hilal/Al-Jazira/Pirae (Club World Cup- Wednesday, February 9.
