Jose Mourinho will be without three of players when his squad travel to Stoke for the Capital One Cup fixture tomorrow.
The Express reports that Mourihno will be without Pedro, Loic Remy and Nemanja Matic for the game. Matic will be serving his suspenion for two yellow cards in the defeat to West Ham at the weekend. Loic Remy and Pedro are expected to be unavailible again, having missed the previous two matches through injury.
They will be joined by long-term injury absentees Branislav Ivanovic and Thibaut Courtois in not playing a part in that match.
Matic will be available for the next Premier League game against Liverpool, with his suspension only lasting for one match.
Pedro has made nine appearances for Chelsea since signing from Barcelona in the summer and managed to score two goals and an equal number of assists.
Remy has made seven appearances so far this season, with only three of those being starts.
