Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has been ruled out of Chelsea Premier League trip to Burnley on Saturday.

Azpilicueta missed the visit to Kenilworth Road having been withdrawn prematurely during the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.

The Spaniard also missed team training on Thursday, leading Tuchel to conclude that he would be unlikely to feature on our return to league action at Turf Moor.

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Speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of the game, with members of the media at Cobham for the first time in almost two years, the boss responded to questions about team news prior to his team readiness.

“We have no fresh injuries,’ stated Tuchel.

“I still have to talk to the fitness coaches and the doctors after this press conference.

“Azpi was not in training yesterday so this will be a bit too close unfortunately for him.”

He confirmed that Hakim Ziyech and James Reece are looking stronger and could be available for selection.

Meanwhile, some of those who were absent in midweek had returned and should be in contention to feature against Burnley.

“Hakim was in training yesterday and seems good so hopefully he can come back,’ added Tuchel.

“Reece James also did training so no problems or reactions so far after his two matches.

“The guys who were not with us in Luton Town because of minor injuries like Trevoh Chalobah and Thiago Silva were back in training and seem fine so good to go.”