Chelsea take on Manchester City this evening at Stamford Bridge in what could be a crucial Premier League fixture in the title race, as well as the battle for top-four.
City go into the match in second place, eight points behind league-leaders Arsenal - although Pep Guardiola's side have played one fewer match than Mikel Arteta and Co. Meanwhile, Chelsea have endured a torrid start to the 2022/23 campaign, currently sitting 10th in the table - 10 points behind fourth-placed Manchester United.
Both these sides were unable to win their last outing, with the Blues drawing 1-1 against Nottingham forest on Sunday whilst City also played out the same scoreline at home to Everton one day earlier. Ahead of the highly-anticipated clash, football.london takes a look at the squad Graham Potter has at his disposal as the former Brighton boss looks to get the west Londoners back to winning ways sooner rather than later.
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Potter will be without right-back Reece James after the England international suffered an injury during last month's 2-0 win over Bournemouth. Speaking about James' setback after the match, Potter said: "It's the same area, so we are concerned.
"It's really too soon [to tell]. We'll have to see over the next 24-48 hours. He felt something there and we will have to find out the extent of it and keep our fingers crossed."
The likes of Edouard Mendy, N'Golo Kante, Armando Broja, Ben Chilwell and Wesley Fofana all remain absent, as well as Ruben Loftus-Cheek - although the latter appears to be the closest to returning to action after he resumed training.
Ahead of tonight's match, football.london takes a look at the squad the Blues will have to face the reigning league champions.
Goalkeepers: Kepa Arrizzabalaga, Marcus Bettinelli.
Defenders: Kalidou Koulibaly, Thiago Silva, Marc Cucurella, Cesar Azpilicueta, Trevoh Chalobah.
Midfielders: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Denis Zakaria, Mason Mount, Conor Gallagher, Omari Hutchinson, Carney Chukwuemeka, Lewis Hall.
Forwards: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic, Raheem Sterling, Hakim Ziyech
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