Chelsea attacker Kai Havertz returned to training today.

He was back for the final session before the long trip to St Petersburg, though Mateo Kovacic remained an absentee as Thomas Tuchel put his players through their paces at Cobham on Tuesday morning.

The Blues will make the 1,750-mile trip north-east later this afternoon, with Tuchel due to provide a more formal update on player availability when he holds a press conference at 1pm UK time.

However, with the first 15 minutes of training today open to the world's media via a live stream, the early indications are that Havertz is fit to travel after taking part in the session. The German was a doubt after limping off at half-time during our weekend defeat at West Ham.