Thomas Tuchel is taking his first press conference in a couple of weeks ahead of tomorrow’s game against Plymouth, and after such a long period since the last time he spoke to the media, it was useful to get an update on the fitness of the squad.
Really, there wasn’t much to add – Ben Chilwell and Reece James are out longer term, Ruben Loftus-Cheek has a minor issue keeping him out of training at the moment, plus there’s Thiago Silva and Christian Pulisic who aren’t involved because of their international games in the last week.

In quotes picked up by Football.London Tuchel confirmed that the pair will go to Abi Dhabi for the Club World Cup, but neither will be involved tomorrow, as you might expect.

That will open the door for other players – like Trevoh Chalobah – to get another chance to impress in the side after their own absences.