Edouard Mendy has been struggling with a knee injury but could be available for Chelsea's trip to Crystal Palace (Image: Harriet Lander - Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Graham Potter's new band is slowly coming back together and there's some new members available for him. As Chelsea's international stars return to Cobham for training ahead of a first league match for the new boss, there's a big boost.

Having missed the final match of Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea tenure with injury and then matches cancelled due to events surrounding Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II's death earlier this month, Edouard Mendy has been sidelined since September 3.

He found himself on the bench against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, due to ma combination of a knee injury and the chance to give Kepa gametime, with Mendy also in the worst run of form at Chelsea since joining in 2020. Injury was then cited as the reason behind Kepa starting in Potter's only match in charge so far, the 1-1 draw against RB Salzburg.