Chelsea skipper John Terry will be sidelined again this weekend and the club remain unsure when he will return from his knee injury.
Terry had hoped to return earlier this month but is still not training fully and will play no part against Aston Villa on Sunday.
“He was training today but just running – he’s not available. He’s not been training with the boys,” said interim manager Rafael Benitez.
“The knee is quite complicated and you never know. We cannot predict how long it will take.
“It’s one step forward, one step back. Hopefully he will be fine in the next week.”
Daniel Sturridge missed training this week because of a hamstring problem but has been passed fit for the Villa game.
Ryan Bertrand, who limped off at Leeds, did not train on Friday and faces a late fitness test.
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This post was last modified on 21/12/2012