Graham Potter was dealt another blow against Fulham, losing Denis Zakaria in the second half, on top of Joao Felix's red card shortly after that made it 11 players unavailable to the boss.
With another London derby on the horizon things aren't looking promising for the Blues having dropped to 10th in the league, still closer to the relegation zone than to the top four. Their next opponents, Crystal Palace, are on their own bad run though and Chelsea will be buoyed by the news that they are in talks to sign Mykhayilo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Although the 22-year-old won't be available for the game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday there is hope that he will be signed in time to face Liverpool next weekend. It will come as a much needed boost after injuries to Christian Pulisic and Raheem Sterling have significantly depleted Potter's options.
