Chelsea are set to be without their first choice goalkeeper for their weekend Premier League game.

The Blues take on Sheffield United in the top flight as they look to recover from a bruising loss to Everton last time around.

Asked about the situation, which could lead to Djordje Petrovic playing in goal, manager Mauricio Pochettino stated:

“I think always when you suffer an injury and he was our No.1 goalkeeper so far, always a player we will miss. We have another goalkeeper who is working hard to be ready. Of course, very sad because we are going to lose a player, maybe for a few weeks. We need to wait and see perfectly the situation and also with Reece and Marc Cucurella.

"From the beginning we are being hit with different circumstances. We need to be strong because the competition doesn't stop."

On Petrovic, he added: "Of course. I have faith in all of my players. He arrived at Chelsea because we believed he had great potential. Now after four or five months working with us is the moment for him to step up and feel good because we have the trust in him. Now is to make the debut in Stamford Bridge, yes we trust that he can perform in the way we want."