Seeking an immediate response to a chastening evening in the North East, Chelsea host Brighton & Hove Albion in Sunday's Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues were dismantled 4-1 by Newcastle United in their most recent affair, where Anthony Gordon, Joelinton, Jamaal Lascelles and Alexander Isak rendered a sweetly-struck Raheem Sterling free kick meaningless.
Still embroiled in the throes of mid-table, Mauricio Pochettino's men enter the weekend sat in 10th place and are closer to the relegation zone than the Champions League spots points-wise.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Brighton, who face AEK Athens in the Europa League on Thursday night.
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Tendon
Possible return date: December 3 (vs. Brighton)
Malo Gusto sustained a tendon problem during the international break and was not fit to face Newcastle, but Pochettino will be desperate to have the Frenchman back at his disposal for the weekend.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: December 10 (vs. Everton)
The hapless Ben Chilwell is on the road to recovery from yet another hamstring injury, although there is hope that the left-back might be back in the fold before Christmas.
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: December 3 (vs. Brighton)
Christopher Nkunku is slowly being integrated into training as he enters the final phase of his recovery from a knee injury, and the Frenchman is in with a shot of making his long-awaited competitive debut here, but it is a long shot.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown
Wesley Fofana, whose fledgling career has been blighted by injuries, underwent an operation on an ACL injury over the summer and is battling to be fit before the end of the campaign.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Thigh
Possible return date: Unknown
Few updates have been given on Trevoh Chalobah since he suffered a setback in his recuperation from a thigh injury last month, and the defender - who is being heavily linked with a January exit - will miss out again here.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown
Similarly, Carney Chukwuemeka was making strides in his recovery from a knee problem before aggravating the issue, and there is no telling when he might be back in the first-team picture.
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Ankle
Possible return date: December 3 (vs. Brighton)
Summer signing Romeo Lavia has also been made to wait for his debut due to a troublesome ankle injury, but as is the case with Nkunku, there is a slight chance that he will be in the squad at Stamford Bridge.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Unspecified
Possible return date: Unknown
Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli has been a long-term absentee with an unspecified injury, and Pochettino will again make do without one of his backup stoppers here.
CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST
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Return date: December 6 (vs. Manchester United)
Reece James was made to take the walk of shame at St James' Park for two bookable offences, and the Chelsea captain will serve a one-game ban this weekend before returning for the midweek showdown with Manchester United.
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Return date: December 6 (vs. Manchester United)
A few minutes after James's dismissal last weekend, Marc Cucurella was booked for the fifth time in the Premier League this season, meaning that Pochettino will be forced into a pair of full-back alterations this weekend.
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