Chelsea's first game of the new year is against Premier League minnows, Nottingham Forest.
Team news
Nottingham Forest
Ahead of the game, Forest are doubtful of their striker Jesse Lingard. The former Manchester United man is struggling with a knock he picked up against his former club. Morgan Gibbs-White is also a doubt.
As for confirmed absentees, Forest will be without Cheikhou Kouyate and Giulian Biancone.
Still, former Liverpool striker Taiwo Awoniyi is a man to watch. The Nigerian has scored against big six clubs like Tottenham and Liverpool this season. It proves he can really hurt Chelsea in the final third.
Chelsea
The Blues are without six of their first-team players:
Reece James (knee), Wesley Fofana (knee), N'Golo Kante (hamstring), Armando Broja (ACL), Edouard Mendy (shoulder), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (muscle) and Ben Chilwell (hamstring) are all ruled out.
However, Mateo Kovacic and Hakim Ziyech will be in contention to feature.
Probable lineups
