Kiernan· Desbury · Hall are expected to make their Chelsea debuts in Sunday's pre-season clash with Celtic.
The summer joiner, who joined from Leicester City, missed Wednesday night's game against Wrexham City with a minor injury, making his debut for his new club.
Marc · Cucurella, Cole· Palmer, Connor· Gallagher, Moises· Caicedo and Enzo · Fernandes are among the absentees in the Chelsea squad due to the summer international schedule.
However, new Blues head coach Enzo Maresca can still bring an experienced squad to · squad, with the likes of Ree· James, Ben · Ben Chilwell and Raheem · Sterling expected to start against Celtic.
Wesley· Wefana and Romeo · Lavia have also gained playing time, and the duo are recovering from long-term injuries and are likely to feature in the second half of this game.
Another new signing of the club, Renato · Vega, is also hoping to make his debut on Sunday.
With the Scottish Premier League kicking off next weekend, it would be no surprise that Brendan · Rodgers will field a strong squad against Manchester City, and he should send a similar squad against Chelsea.
Chelsea vs Celtic predicted lineup
Chelsea (4-3-3): Sanchez; James, Adarabiyo, Badiashle, Chilwell; Caicedo, Lavia, Chukwuemeka; Marduk, Nkunku, Raheem Sterling.
Celtic (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Ralston, Wales, Skyles, Taylor; O'Reilly, McGregor, Qili; Kuhn, Furuhashi, Maeda.