Antonio Conte has suffered another setback in a difficult start to his career at Chelsea, with John Terry ruled out of tomorrow’s Premier League match away to Hull City. The captain has trained with his team-mates for the past four days after missing three matches with an ankle injury, but it is understood that he has not been passed fit, leaving Conte with the defenders that have been badly exposed in their past two losses.

Terry has been out since turning his ankle towards the end of the 2-2 draw with Swansea City on September 11, an injury that is threatening to become a turning point in Chelsea’s season. Having won their first three Premier League matches with Terry at full fitness Conte’s side have