Frank Lampard has confirmed that Tammy Abraham will be in the Chelsea squad for tomorrow's crucial London derby against Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge but the leading goalscorer is not fully fit, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek could also make the bench against Jose Mourinho's side.
However, N'Golo Kante, Christian Pulisic and Callum Hudson-Odoi have all been ruled out with the head coach describing the American winger's ongoing issue as a "difficult injury".
Kante is expected to miss about three weeks after injuring his right abductor in the opening minutes of Monday night's 2-0 defeat against Manchester United.
The injury also rule him out of the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 game against Bayern Munich in West London on Tuesday evening, with Pulisic and Hudson-Odoi also now expected to be absent.
Centre back Andreas Christensen made a trip to Italy on Wednesday to be fitted with a specialised mask to allow him to play having broken his nose in the first half against United. The Dane was substituted at the break for Kurt Zouma.
"N’Golo is not fit, he has a muscle injury," Lampard said. "Similar to Arsenal. He'll hopefully be back in three weeks. Pulisic is not fit and no exact date. It's a difficult injury.
"Ruben is in the squad. He is not fit to start but in the squad. Andreas went to get a mask for a broken nose and has trained with it and is available for selection.
"Tammy Abraham has trained the last two days. He is probably about 70% and hasn't trained properly. He is in the squad but I'll have to make a decision there."
Pushed further on Christensen's injury, Lampard added: "He has been playing so well, Andreas is in great form. This will be a battle so he needs to make sure he is comfortable with contact."
