Trevoh Chalobah won’t feature for Crystal Palace against Chelsea in the Premier League at Selhurst Park. Chelsea make the short trip across the capital to face the Eagles, looking to be in the New Year with a victory to end a run of two consecutive league defeats which came against Fulham and Ipswich Town post-Christmas.

On Friday, the Blues confirmed that 19-year-old defender Aaron Anselmino has been recalled from his loan spell at Boca Juniors, having been sent straight back to the Argentine outfit after signing for Chelsea last summer.

In a significant blow to Chelsea, Maresca confirmed on Friday that Fofana is set for an extended spell on the sidelines and could miss the rest of the campaign due to a hamstring injury. The defender hasn't featured since the beginning of December and Badiashile is also expected to be out for at least another month.

Chelsea will be unable to bring Trevoh Chalobah back to the club this month from his loan spell at Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace defender Trevoh Chalobah says they need to find consistency ahead of facing Southampton. Palace host the struggling Saints on Sunday. Chalobah said, “We want to just to push on, so we've got to take it game by game and focus on the next game, and forget about what happened last season.