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Chelsea are back in action on Saturday night, facing London rivals Tottenham at home. The Blues defeated Everton last time out to make it back-to-back wins, and there is newfound confidence around Stamford Bridge, especially after a much-needed clean sheet.
Spurs also have some fresh wind in their sails after picking up their first league win of the season on Monday night, beating Coventry City. Ahead of Saturday's London derby, we have rounded up the latest injury news surrounding both sides.
Simons is out until some time in February as he bids to return from his long term knee issue.
Odobert is also out with a serious knee issue, and he is hoping to return before the end of the year.
De Zerbi has confirmed: "Savio, unfortunately, on Tuesday, before we left for Marbella, he felt a muscular problem, and we lost him for some weeks, unfortunately. I don't know [how long]."
Bentancur remains suspended.
Bergvall is dealing with a knee issue that will keep him out for another couple of weeks. De Zerbi has said: "Lucas had a problem at the beginning of the game in Manchester, the first chance we created with Solanke, when he regained the ball, his knee... he felt pain. He finished the game, but the day after, he came to the training ground to our medical staff. I think two weeks."
Mudryk remains out until the end of the month with an ankle issue. He is also unable to play against his parent club in any case.
Udogie picked up a knee issue at Old Trafford, and he will be assessed ahead of this game.
There is a chance Porro can return here. De Zerbi has said: "I think he's coming - maybe in Chelsea he can play."
James has a knee issue that required a minor surgery. Alonso has said: "We are all disappointed... He wanted to have a good start after the break, but in the last training session he picked up an injury. We wanted to be cautious and wait for the [test] result. Now, the surgery has been successful... we wish him a great recovery, and while we don’t set timelines, he will be out for several weeks."
Emegha has been battling to return, but it has been a frustrating rehab process for the striker. Alonso said last week: "He is not ready for tomorrow; he felt something yesterday, a little thing. He is going to be training next week, but he's still not 100 per cent fit to be playing in the game [vs EFC]." Emegha is expected to be out for another week.
Gittens has been ruled out for another 'few weeks'.
Gusto has been dealing with a virus and will be a question mark here.
Alonso said last week: "He picked a little problem yesterday. We're not certain of the situation because it was late." Chavarria will remain a doubt here.
Martinez fractured his jaw after a nasty collision last week and will be out for a while.