Chelsea face Everton at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night as they look to close the gap on table-toppers Manchester City, and they have received a couple of boosts ahead of kick-off.
Thomas Tuchel's men were made to work hard for the three points against Leeds on Saturday with two Jorginho penalties required to secure a 3-2 victory.
Everton make the trip to west London under pressure. A win against Arsenal last Monday eased it slightly but a 3-1 loss at the hands of Crystal Palace and Conor Gallagher piled it back on again.
Ahead of kick-off, pictures and videos were released of Chelsea in training and football.london has taken a look at some key things spotted.
Kante and Chalobah return
A timely boost looks to have come the way of Tuchel ahead of kick-off with both N'Golo Kante and Trevoh Chalobah taking part in training following their respective injuries.
Kante has not appeared since scoring a wonderful goal in the Blues 3-0 win against Leicester while Chalobah has returned from a knock picked up against Watford.
Whether they are thrown back into the starting XI against the Toffees remains to be seen but given the number of goals shipped in their absence, it would not be a big surprise.
Mendy in high spirits
Shot-stopper Edouard Mendy has not had the most enjoyable spell between the sticks of late, with a couple of mistakes costing the Blues dearly against West Ham.
He has now gone four Premier League games without a clean sheet after racking up seven in his previous 12, but he has not let that dampen his spirits.
In a clip shared to Chelsea's Twitter account, the Senegal international can be seen laughing with fellow goalkeepers Kepa Arrizabalaga and Marcus Bettinelli while they trained.
Elsewhere, football.london understands Ben Chilwell has undertaken some light jogging as he steps up his recovery from a partial ACL tear.
The Blues made the decision that the injury suffered by the England international didn't require surgery and that it would be given time to heal. That process is still ongoing but if Chilwell doesn't suffer any setbacks there is hope he will be able to return to first-team action by the middle of January.
A return for Chilwell would be a huge boost for Chelsea as the 24-year-old was in the form of his career prior to the injury he suffered against Juventus.
