Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana aggravated a knee injury in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Brentford and won’t be available for the match versus Bournemouth.

The Frenchman has not featured since the 3-0 win over AC Milan in early October and this setback is very frustrating considering how close he was to making his return to the first team.

Mason Mount has a minor calf strain while Ruben Loftus-Cheek has a similar issue, although he is likely to be out for a longer period than his teammate.

Kepa Arriizabalaga (foot), Ben Chilwell and Carney Chukwuemeka (both hamstring) have yet to return to full training, but Reece James (knee) is close to making his comeback after playing 60 minutes versus Brentford.

N’Golo Kante (hamstring) is not expected to be available again until the New Year, while Armando Broja is out for the rest of the season after sustaining an ACL injury in a friendly against Aston Villa last week.