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The 15 Chelsea players to be in action during World Cup break after summer transfer decisions

With the 2022 World Cup set to get underway on Sunday, most of Chelsea's stars have already departed to prepare for the tournament, and the remaining members of Graham Potter's first-team squad will be ready to take a brief break.

The Blues head coach has six weeks to re-energise and reflect on the opening months of his time as Chelsea boss and to turn around the club's form in time for the Premier League's return after Christmas. However, while the Chelsea first team may not be in action until December 27th, a number of players on the books will not be afforded the same time.

Of course, 15 Chelsea players will be in attendance at the World Cup and representing their nations, including members of the loan army, Romelu Lukaku, Ethan Ampadu and Baba Rahman, who have joined up with Belgium, Wales and Ghana squads. However, for a number of loan stars, it will be close to business as usual.

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As such, football.london has taken a look at which Chelsea players will be in action and the dates for supporters to keep in mind should they wish to keep an eye on those hoping to forge a career with the Blues.

Championship

Those players in the Championship will receive a small break but return to action in the week commencing December 5th. That will see Nathan Baxter, Xavi Simons and Harvey Vale (all Hull City), Ian Maatsen (Burnley), Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) and Tino Anjorin (Huddersfield Town) all playing during the World Cup. Sterling will hope the brief break can help him recover from a knock, while it will afford Anjorin more time to recover from illness too.

Fixtures to note:

Stoke City vs Cardiff December 10th

Sheffield United vs Huddersfield December 10th

Watford vs Hull December 11th

QPR vs Burnley December 11th

Bristol City vs Stoke December 17th

Huddersfield vs Watford December 17th

Hull vs Sunderland December 17th

Burnley vs Middlesbrough December 17th

Manchester United (Carabao Cup) December 21st

League One and below

However, there is no break in League One, Two or the National League, meaning supporters could find plenty of entertainment there. Lucas Bergstrom (Peterborough United) is even set to face Chelsea's under-21 side in the Papa John's Trophy next week. Jamie Cumming and Henry Lawrence (MK Dons), and Bryan Fiabema (Forest Green) will also be in action in League One, while Sam McClelland (Barrow) and Jayden Wareham (Leyton Orient) will be hoping to make an impact in League Two. Ethan Wady will be hoping for his National League debut at Woking too.

Fixtures to take note of:

Salford vs Peterborough (FA Cup) November 16th

Woking vs Oxford United (FA Cup) November 16th

Bristol Rovers vs Peterborough November 19th

Barnsley vs MK Dons November 19th

Oxford vs Forest Green November 19th

Barrow vs Hartlepool November 19th

Stockport vs Leyton Orient November 19th

Woking vs Altrincham November 19th

Peterborough vs Chelsea (Papa John's) November 22nd

MK Dons vs Newport (Papa John's) November 22nd

Forest Green vs Cheltenham (Papa John's) November 22nd

Bolton vs Barrow (Papa John's) November 22nd

Portsmouth vs MK Dons (FA Cup) November 26th

Forest Green vs Alvechurch (FA Cup) November 26th

Peterborough vs Barnsley December 2nd

Stevenage vs Barrow December 2nd

MK Dons vs Burton December 3rd

Forest Green vs Cambridge United December 3rd

Leyton Orient vs Bradford December 3rd

Woking vs Maidstone December 3rd

Ipswich vs Peterborough December 10th

MK Dons vs Fleetwood December 10th

Carlisle vs Barrow December 10th

Forest Green vs Cheltenham December 10th

Crewe Alexandra vs Leyton Orient December 10th

Woking vs York December 10th

Scunthorpe vs Woking December 13th

Peterborough vs Shrewsbury December 17th

Portsmouth vs MK Dons December 17th

Barrow vs Swindon Town December 17th

Derby County vs Forest Green December 17th

Leyton Orient vs Sutton December 17th

MK Dons vs Leicester (Carabao Cup) December 20th

Chesterfield vs Woking December 20th

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