Chelsea

Lavia (quadriceps) is looking good and training individually on grass, coach Liam Rosenior said in the press conference. "Romeo is on the pitch, he's not with the group yet but we can see him out on the grass doing his rehab. He is looking really good. The most important thing for him now is to make sure we don't push him too hard, so that when he does come back, he's back for good."

Gittens (illness) remains a doubt for Saturday's clash against Brentford, coach Liam Rosenior said in the press conference. "As is Jamie [still at home at the moment recovering]."

Palmer (thigh) should be an option for Saturday's clash against Brentford, coach Liam Rosenior said in the press conference. "Reece and Cole, both of them are training today, so we just need to assess them after the session and make sure that they come through all of the protocols that they need to come through. It would be great to have them back in the squad [for the weekend]. At the moment, it looks like they could be [involved]."

James (hip) is likely to be available for Saturday's clash against Brentford, coach Liam Rosenior said in the press conference. "Reece and Cole, both of them are training today, so we just need to assess them after the session and make sure that they come through all of the protocols that they need to come through. It would be great to have them back in the squad [for the weekend]. At the moment, it looks like they could be [involved]."

Delap (illness) remains a doubt for Saturday's clash against Brentford, coach Liam Rosenior said in the press conference. "With regards to Liam, no he's still at home [Thursday] at the moment recovering."

James (hip) "had a big knock on his hip. It was too sore for him today, so hopefully he'll be back for Saturday.", manager Liam Rosenior mentioned in press conference after Wednesday's loss to Arsenal, according to Bobby Vincent of Mirror Sport.

Palmer will aim to return Saturday against Brentford after missing the latest cup action, with coach Liam Rosenior saying "Cole, yes. This game came too early for him. Hopefully, he'll be available to train on Friday and hopefully he'll be ready for us to play on Saturday. But he had a little minor strain in his thigh. If you play a player too early in January with a minor strain, it can turn to six weeks.", Bobby Vincent of Mirror Sport reports.

James is not an option for Wednesday's EFL Cup meeting with Arsenal because of a knock to the hip, Kieran Gill of the Daily Mail reports.

Delap suffered an illness which prevented him from playing in the midweek EFL Cup derby against Arsenal, Bobby Vincent of Mirror Sport reports.