Potter confirms these two players will be unavailable vs Liverpool

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has revealed the duo of Ben Chillwell and Reece James will be unavailable when they face Liverpool in the Premier League this weekend.

The Blues will make a trip to Anfield where they will face Liverpool after their recent 1-0 win against Crystal Palace.

Speaking to the media in a pre-match conference, Potter said that while fullback duo Reece James and Ben Chilwell were back in training, they won’t be available to play.

Recall that James and Chilwell were spotted with the squad on Wednesday, including new signing Mykhailo Mudryk.

Potter said: “Reece [James] has joined team training but won’t be involved at the weekend. Same for Ben Chilwell. Everybody else is pretty much where we were.”

The manager also gave an update on Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who has been missing in action since going off injured against Newcastle United just before the World Cup.

“I would say no. Ruben [Loftus-Cheek] was on the bench in the last match – but only to be on the bench essentially. He is a lot closer now so can play some minutes,” he said.