Chelsea are worried goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is losing his race to be fit for their crucial Premier League grudge match against Tottenham Hotspur, while Harry Kane works tirelessly to try to prove he can at least make the substitutes’ bench for the visitors.

Both Chelsea and Spurs will make late decisions over Courtois and Kane, but the Belgian had still not managed to train fully ahead of the weekend.

Courtois has been suffering with a hamstring injury that kept him out of the FA Cup success against Leicester City and forced him to withdraw from international duty with Belgium.

The 25 year-old had been hopeful of recovering in time to face Spurs on Sunday, but Chelsea have placed Willy Caballero on standby due to the failure of Courtois to train properly all week.

Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte refuses to take any chances over the fitness of his players, even in key games, and will not risk Courtois unless he can be convinced the former Genk youngster is ready.