Chelsea will begin life under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino with a home Premier League clash against Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.

The Blues finished down in 12th position in the table last season and therefore the supporters will be demanding a huge improvement in the coming campaign.

The capital giants will certainly have their eyes on a top-four finish in 2023-24, but they face a very tough examination on the opening weekend of the new season.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Liverpool, who will also be expecting to challenge for a return to the top four this season.

Christopher Nkunku

Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown

Chelsea will be without their new signing Nkunku in the early months of the campaign due to a serious knee injury that required him to undergo an operation.

Benoit Badiashile

Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: Unknown

Benoit Badiashile has returned to training after recovering from a hamstring injury, but the defender has not featured at all during pre-season and will not be considered for selection this weekend.

Wesley Fofana

Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown

Wesley Fofana faces a battle to return before the end of the 2023-24 campaign, having suffered an ACL injury, with the centre-back not expected to be available until next March at the earliest.

CHELSEA'S SUSPENSION LIST

Chelsea have no players suspended for this match.