Kante to play first game since August: team news for Chelsea vs Aston Villa, probable lineups

On Saturday, Chelsea are taking on Aston Villa in a midtable clash in the Premier League.

Team news

Chelsea

Graham Potter has expressed confidence that N'Golo Kante will be able to make his first appearance since August - even though he's likely to come off the bench.

Reece James, Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, Raheem Sterling, Wesley Fofana and Edouard Mendy have all trained this week after missing a few games. They could be involved in some capacity as well.

Aston Villa

Matty Cash picked up an injury on international duty and will be out for a few weeks.

Boubacar Kamara, Diego Carlos and Leander Dendoncker could be in line to return, while Philippe Coutinho is a doubt.

Probable lineups