Chelsea could be without playmaker Cole Palmer when they play improving Wolves in the Monday night Premier League game.
Palmer has scored 14 goals in the Premier League this season – along with four assists – and has been key to how the club play under Enzo Maresca.
The manager said: “Cole has not trained and we have three or four players who are a doubt for Monday’s game because in the last game they picked up some problems.
“Cole, in the first half [of the last game] they kicked him so he didn’t train today, we don’t know if he will train tomorrow.
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“We rely on Cole because he is a big player. We prefer to play with Cole but if he has an injury or a problem we will find a solution.”
One player who could be available to make a return is defender Trevoh Chalabah.
Chalabah was recalled from his loan spell at Crystal Palace this week and Maresca said it was an easy decision to bring him back to Stamford Bridge.
“It was an easy process in terms of we have a few injuries and we were looking for a solution,” Maresca said. “The best solution was to call back Trev because we know him and we know he can help us.
“He knows the house better than me – he was born here! He is very happy. I had a chat with him a few days ago and this morning. He is very happy to be here.
“The reason why he left was because of this kind of problems, financial and these kind of things, not only a technical decision.”
Chelsea go into the weekend in fifth place in the Premier League. They are winless in five Premier League games (D3 L2), having won five in a row before this.