Graham Potter has confirmed the Chelsea team news to face Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.
Chelsea face a manager-less Wolves side after they sacked Bruno Lage earlier this week following 16 months in charge at Molineux.
They remain unbeaten under Potter since his arrival last month - winning two, drawing one - and will be hoping a win this weekend will take them into the Champions League places.
Potter has been boosted by several injury returns in the last week. Edouard Mendy came back from a knee tendon injury, while N’Golo Kante joined his Chelsea teammates to step up his recovery from a hamstring injury.
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Chelsea did suffer a blow in midweek when Wesley Fofana sprained his knee during the 3-0 win against AC Milan which was reported to sideline him for around four weeks.
Mendy is fit for Chelsea once again, but Potter confirmed Fofana will be out for a few weeks with a knee injury. However, depending on his rehabilitation, Fofana could return before the World Cup.
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"Wesley's knee, not as bad as we thought," admitted the Chelsea boss.
"A few weeks, I think. A possibility (to play before World Cup), depending on rehab.
Kante is not quite ready to return for Chelsea this weekend to face Wolves. Potter isn't prepared to rush him back, but says his return is getting closer.
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He added: "(Kante is) doing more and more integration with team. Not ready for the weekend, but getting closer and closer.
"There's nothing we can do, the injury happened. We have to make sure when he's back, he's back for good, and strong. It's something we have to deal with.
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"I don't want to take a risk of the welfare of players. I want to make sure the player is safe, ready, and ready to play consistently over a period of time."
Marc Cucurella has been sidelined through illness but returned to the bench in midweek against AC Milan. He will be available on Saturday and Potter hinted at some minutes for the Spaniard.
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Potter concluded: "Fully recovered now. He's had more recovery so will be involved tomorrow."
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