Chelsea's first game following the November international break is a big one.
They face reigning Premier League champions Manchester City at the Eithad Stadium a week on Saturday and can move four points clear of Pep Guardiola's side with victory in the day's late kick-off.
Speaking of the Spaniard, he has somewhat of a selection dilemma on his hands ahead of the game.
One player who will miss the game is Bernardo Silva.
The Portugal international is to serve a one-game suspension in relation to social media message about teammate Benjamin Mendy.
Silva was charged by the Football Association last month after he compared Mendy to the character on a packet of Conguitos - a sweet brand available in Spain and Portugal.
He has been fined £50,000 for the tweet and will only sit out the clash against Lampard's side.
A statement via the FA's official website reads : "Bernardo Silva has been suspended for one first team competitive fixture, fined £50,000 and must complete face-to-face education after admitting a breach of FA Rule E3.
"The Manchester City midfielder’s social media activity on 22 September 2019 breached FA Rule E3(1), as it was insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute, and constituted an “Aggravated Breach”, which is defined in FA Rule E3(2), as it included reference, whether expressed or implied, to race and/or colour and/or ethnic origin."
Silva joins three long-term Man City injury casualties who won't feature against the Blues.
This list includes Leroy Sane, who suffered a serious knee injury in the Community Shield win over Liverpool back in August, and isn't expected to play again this year.
The same goes for defender Aymeric Laporte - although there is no expected return date for him - while the game comes too soon for Oleksandr Zinchenko which means Benjamin Mendy could earn a recall at left-back after not making the squad for the 3-1 loss at Liverpool before the international break.
With that said, Guardiola does have multi-talented squad at his disposal.
David Silva is in line to start after being an unused substitute at Anfield, while Riyad Mahrez could slot into the front three.
