Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino admits the club is facing an injury crisis at present.

The Argentine head coach has experienced a very tough start to life at Stamford Bridge.

Pochettino revealed that he will have just 14 or 15 players to select for the game against Bournemouth this weekend.

Speaking on Friday to reporters, the Chelsea boss said: "With the circumstances, of course, I think it is better for us because we have 11 or 12 players injured.

"And I think it shows with the squad at the moment. I think we only have 14 or 15 players. I think it's important that we can recover the players and be competitive.

"Of course with the history of Chelsea, we need to be involved in European competition but that is not in my hands now, that is the reality.

"In our hands now is to work and to try and be in there next season. For sure we are going to be in European competition next season."