TEAM NEWS: Chelsea prepared to gamble on Diego Costa, Loic Remy could make debut
DIEGO COSTA will be given every opportunity to prove his fitness ahead of the Premier League clash with Swansea after withdrawing from Spain duty with a hamstring injury.
Manager Jose Mourinho may opt to hand Loic Remy his debut, following his signing from QPR, with Wednesday's Champions League fixture with Schalke in mind.
Mourinho reported no further injury problems ahead of the fixture with the Swans, who like the Blues have begun the season with three wins from three games.
Swansea striker Wilfried Bony will be checked before manager Garry Monk finalises selection for the top-of-the-table match with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Bony was part of the Ivory Coast side which lost an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Cameroon on Wednesday evening and Monk will consider the effects of that long journey on the 25-year-old before deciding whether to name an unchanged side for the fourth successive Barclays Premier League game.
Diego Costa has one training session to prove his fitness[GETTY]
Bafetimbi Gomis stands by should Bony be rested to the bench and Marvin Emnes could join the squad for the first time this season after hamstring trouble but midfielder Leon Britton has been ruled out for at least four more weeks with a knee injury.
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