Romelu Lukaku returned to full training at Cobham this morning after leaving the Belgium squad early due to muscle fatigue.

The majority of Chelsea’s first-team squad have now returned to training ahead of the Blues’ return to action on Saturday.

German duo Kai Havertz and Timo Werner also returned, after both scoring for their nation earlier in the week. 

It is a quick turnaround for Thomas Tuchel’s men, who make the short trip across west London on Saturday to face Brentford in the Premier League

The Premier League is back on the bill this weekend featuring an old-fashioned Western shootout between champions of Europe Chelsea and summer arrivals Brentford.

As a top-flight fixture it has had a 74-year break, but across all competitions the Blues are unbeaten in six against the Bees (five wins, one draw) stretching back to February 1939.

The past two, in the FA Cup in 2013 and 2017, both went the way of the Blues by four goals to nil. The Bees did, though, hold Rafael Benitez’s men to a 2-2 draw at Griffin Park to force a replay in that 2013 tie. Saturday will be Chelsea’s premiere evening at their new stadium.