Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is expecting his side to brush off the absence of Nemanja Matic this weekend.
The Serbian has been a revelation as a defensive midfielder since returning to Stamford Bridge from Benfica, especially this season, but will miss Saturday's trip to Newcastle United due to suspension.
As Matic drops out of the team, Chelsea will get back leading scorer Diego Costa who missed the midweek win over Tottenham also because of suspension and Mourinho believes his line-up will once again account for a key player.
"Diego was also important for us and he didn't play and we didn't want to speak about it," he said.
"This time, a big player for us is not playing but we trust other people and we forget Matic, who has a little bit of a holiday - a free weekend he deserves very much. He'll be back stronger."
