Chelsea boss Graham Potter insists he's counting on Ben Chilwell.

Potter has declared that Chilwell is set for an important role at Chelsea under his stewardship, despite competition from his former Brighton left-back Marc Cucurella.

"I've been really impressed with him, his attitude has been fantastic," said Potter. "Of course it's frustrating not to play but he's intelligent enough to know he's had a long injury and it's about step by step getting to his full fitness.

"He played a behind-closed-doors game for us, 90 minutes. I've no doubt about him physically, it's just for him to be ready to play. I'm sure he will. He's an important member of the team, that's how I see it, I can't make any comment about anything else outside of Chelsea, but for us he's an important player."