There's no Joao Pedro for Chelsea tonight, with the striker set for a few weeks out because of a thigh injury.

"We will miss him but we have to be ready to deal with that and win games and be competitive with the players we have available," Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso said.

"This is the situation. We have to be looking for solutions not for excuses. This is why you build a squad. For sure, some players are important but this can happen."