Typically, Chelsea are in action in the Saturday early kick off. And one player already looks to have been ruled out. Getting Cole Palmer back for a cameo after such a long period out was always going to be a gamble, and it looks like he’s not been able to get up to speed in time.

Cole Palmer will be a "huge miss" for Chelsea when they face Barcelona, but they still have the "resources to be competitive" without him, says former forward Gianfranco Zola. Palmer is set to miss the Champions League match at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night with a fractured toe, despite wearing a specially adapted boot to help him in training.

Chelsea have been without Cole Palmer for a dozen matches across all competitions because of a niggling groin injury and a recently fractured little toe