Chelsea are preparing to face Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup 4th round on Saturday, February 5. The Blues reached 4th round after a 5-1 win over Chesterfield in the 3rd round. Thomas Tuchel's side have several players unavailable due to injuries, and AFCON. Reece James is currently out with a hamstring injury which he suffered back in December, meanwhile, Edouard Mendy is currently on international duty with Senegal in Africa Cup of Nations as they have reached the quarter-finals. The full list of unavailable players is as follows:
- Reece James – hamstring
- Trevoh Chalobah – hamstring
- Edouard Mendy – AFCON
- Ben Chilwell – knee injury