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Chelsea travel to the Italian capital looking to consolidate their place as Group C leaders after surrendering a lead at Stamford Bridge last time out.

Reports suggest that Chelsea are prepared to offer Cesc Fabregas a new contract amid interest from former manager and current Manchester Untied boss Jose Mourinho.

Moses has not been part of the Chelsea setup after picking up a hamstring injury in the 2-1 defeat by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier this month.

Belgium international Nainggolan, 29, signed a new four-year contract at Roma in July amid interest from Blues boss Antonio Conte.

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has moved to clarify comments that he cannot see himself living in London for very long due to too much stress.

AS Roma will assess Kostas Manolas and Gregoire Defrel ahead of Tuesday's Champions League visit of Chelsea, although Patrik Shick has been ruled out.

Peres suffered the injury during Roma's 1-0 victory over Bologna on the weekend, with tests confirming the severity of the tear on Monday (30 October).

N'Golo Kante took part in training on Monday morning before Chelsea fly to Rome for their latest Champions League Group C contest against AS Roma.

Traore joined Lyon from Chelsea for £8.8m in the summer transfer window but is already thinking about returning to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has admitted he made a mistake by leaving Juventus to rejoin Real Madrid in the summer of 2016.

Belgian missed the first month of the season after undergoing ankle surgery but insists he is now back to his best.

Eden Hazard scores the only goal of the match as Chelsea beat Bournemouth and return to the Premier League's top four.

Antonio Conte has reiterated that the final decision on sales rests with Chelsea after being quizzed on the summer departure of Nathan Ake to Bournemouth.

Antonio Conte has confirmed that N'Golo Kante and Victor Moses will miss the trip to Bournemouth but the Chelsea midfielder could recover in time to face AS Roma.

Rhian Brewster's hat-tricks against USA and Brazil in the quarter-final and semi-final of the 2017 Fifa World Cup in India has helped England book a place in the final.

Ancelotti led Chelsea to a Premier League and FA Cup double in 2010 but was sacked the following year.

Josh King is doubtful for Bournemouth's Premier League clash with Chelsea due to a back injury, although Jermain Defoe should be fit after a hamstring problem.

Danny Drinkwater made his belated Chelsea debut against Everton on Wednesday with Antonio Conte confident he will have a role to play in the coming weeks.

Carabao Cup quarter-final draw eventually has to be pre-recorded after a technical delay lasting almost two hours.

Round Five of the Carabao Cup draw will be held at Twitter's UK hub in central London at 4pm BST on 26 October, Thursday.

Chelsea star N'Golo Kante is edging closer to making a return to action from the hamstring injury he sustained during the recent international break.

The Merseysiders were interested in signing Costa in the summer but the fiery Spaniard eventually returned to Atletico Madrid.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says Callum Wilson could make his Premier League return against Chelsea on Saturday.

Everton host Chelsea in the Carabao Cup fourth round in what is David Unsworth's first match in charge following Ronald Koeman's departure.

Chelsea and Everton battling to reach the last eight of the Carabao Cup amid differing managerial situations.

David Unsworth could use his second spell in caretaker charge of Everton but handing debut to two of his Under-23 side in the Carabao Cup against Chelsea.

Sarri has a release clause in his contract with Napoli worth €7.5m (£6.7m), with the Blues reportedly willing to pay him a salary of around €12m per year.

Barkley is widely expected to leave his boyhood club in the coming months but Unsworth is hopeful he can change his mind.

Chelsea have now opted against sending attacking midfielder Charly Musonda out on loan when the January transfer window opens.

Some Blues players are reported to be unhappy with manager Antonio Conte's physically demanding training schedule.