Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has hinted that Kai Havertz and Marcos Alonso could spend a spell on the sidelines through injury.
Both players were withdrawn during the 3-2 defeat against West Ham United, Havertz at half time and Alonso with 18 minutes remaining.
The Blues are already having to contend with the absences of several key players, and Tuchel has acknowledged that the situation worsened during the setback at the London Stadium.
Speaking at his post-match press conference, Tuchel said: "Kai has huge pain. Marcos has back pain.
"I have no idea when he [N'Golo Kante] will be back and we are not only missing N'Golo, we are missing Mateo Kovacic for four, five, six weeks. Jorgi [Jorginho] is playing with hip pain for many matchdays and you can see it."
Ben Chilwell and Trevoh Chalobah are also sidelined for the West Londoners, and Chelsea will seemingly travel to Russia to face Zenit St Petersburg in midweek missing at least five players.
Darren Plant
