Graham Potter is set for his first Premier League match in charge of Chelsea this weekend when the Blues head to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace. The international break is just about over as the 47-year-old now awaits the return of his vast swathes of players who joined up with their national teams over the last 10 days.
Ahead of his first game in charge against Red Bull Salzburg, Potter said he was opting for 'good experience and good know-how of the Champions League and this football club' in his team selection, which saw the likes of Wesley Fofana and Kalidou Koulibaly have to make do with a place on the bench. While Chelsea had a behind-closed-doors friendly with Brighton when their match with Liverpool was postponed, Potter has not had a great deal of contact time to go beyond his initial assessments.
The international break will have left plenty of time for Potter to research and analyse his squad, however, and while many of his players will be travelling from around Europe and beyond back to Cobham in the next couple of days, some have already returned to the Surrey training base, and have some training under their belts.
