Caicedo, Palmer, James, Pedro – the astonishing depleted Chelsea ranks Portsmouth could still face in behind-closed-doors friendly

Portsmouth will face Chelsea in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday to prepare for their Championship return against rivals Southampton. Despite missing 14 players on international duty, Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso still has an array of high-profile players available who could feature in the warm-up match.

Key names who could play include Cole Palmer, Jordan Henderson, and £47m summer signing Marco Palestra as they work toward full match fitness. For Portsmouth, head coach John Mousinho is managing six international absences while winger Keshi Anderson is closing in on a return from a quad injury.