Chelsea will again be without Christopher Nkunku after the forward suffered a setback following his return from a serious knee injury last month, but Mauricio Pochettino insists it is not a “big issue”.

“He is not available for tomorrow,” said Pochettino. “It’s a shame but he is still recovering and we hope he can be ready again as soon as possible.

“Like always happens with long-term injuries, the most difficult thing is to find the balance afterwards. He suffered a little problem. Now he is recovering. It’s not a big issue.”

Chelsea have also lost Malo Gusto to an unspecified injury and are already without Marc Cucurella, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Romeo Lavia, Robert Sanchez and Lesley Ugochukwu.

Trevoh Chalobah, meanwhile, is back in group training.