Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has received a huge boost with the news Edouard Mendy is back in training.

Mendy could make a shock return for Chelsea’s clash against Sevilla after returning to training earlier than expected

The Senegal goalkeeper was expected to be ruled out of the Champions League Group E clash against Julen Lopetegui’s side on Tuesday after suffering a thigh injury in a training session while on international duty.

But The Telegraph claim that Mendy – who missed the Blues’ disappointing 3-3 draw against Southampton on Saturday – could now feature having trained for the past two days at the club’s Cobham base.

And the world’s most expensive keeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga, deputised but came up with another howler leading to Saints’ second goal.

Chelsea play Sevilla tomorrow night in the Champions League group stage.

Aston Villa boss Dean Smith promised Ross Barkley he would get him into next summer’s Euros squad.

The on-loan Chelsea midfielder scored the winner in Villa’s impressive 1-0 win at Leicester on Sunday night.

He has instantly hit the ground running after his career appeared to be going backwards at the Blues.

Smith told Sky Sports: “He’s a high-calibre player. I’m thankful to Chelsea that they’ve loaned him to us.

“I sold him the project here and told him I’ll get him in the Euros squad and he’s going to try and help us win football games. He’s certainly done that in his first couple.

“He couldn’t have started better. Being a Blue, getting that win and scoring against the Reds (in a 7-2 win before the international break) and then getting that in the 91st minute couldn’t have been a better start for him or us.”

Arsene Wenger said his relationship with Jose Mourinho is ‘like Kindergarten’ as their fallout continues.

Wenger’s autobiography, My Life in Red and White, was released this month, a little over two years since the 70-year-old left Arsenal after 22 years in charge.

But the Gunners legend left out any inclusion of rival Mourinho because he wanted it to be a ‘positive book’.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United manager responded by insisting his omission in Wenger’s memoirs was ‘because he never beat me’.

But Wenger hit back, as he told Canal+: “It doesn’t bother me. It is permanent provocation.

“I feel like I’m in kindergarten with him. But, that’s part of his personality.

“It’s wrong, we beat him twice. We won, and there were also a lot of draws. And it is not ‘you’ who wins, you only participate in the victory.

“It is ‘us’ who win. The manager is there to get the most out of a team.”

Hakim Ziyech has expressed his disappointment at making his debut in Chelsea’s 3-3 draw against Southampton.

The 27-year-old came on in the 72nd minute when the Blues were winning 3-2.

But the Saints nicked a draw at the death after Jannik Vestergaard scored in injury time.

And Ziyech gave an honest assessment of his debut in a Chelsea shirt, having had to wait for his opportunity after picking up an injury in pre-season.

“It means a lot, I am very happy about it,” he said in an interview with the club website after making his debut.

“But it is not the debut that we all hoped for.

“In the first half, we played well and had some big chances, and got to 2-0. It was a bit disappointing that they got the goal before half time, and then it went 2-2, 3-2 and then in the last minutes, 3-3, which is not something we can be happy about.”

There are reports that Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has no interested in leaving Stamford Bridge.

The 29-year-olds future was in doubt over the summer, being linked with a move away to make space for West Ham’s Declan Rice.

But the west London club’s boss Frank Lampard was recently quoted as saying that the Frenchman is very crucial in his plan for the club this season.

According to Le 10 Sport, the two-time Premier League winner has no intention of leaving the Blues.

Kante has started all five of Chelsea’s Premier League games so far this season, and is said to still be enjoying his time at the Stamford Bridge club.

Blues fans have thronged twitter to put pressure on Chelsea hierarchy to ensure Ross Barkley returns to Stamford Bridge after his loan spell at Aston Villa following his rich vein of form after the midfielder scored a last-minute goal against Leicester to help his team maintain their 100 percent start in the Premier League.

The midfielder, who is on a season-long loan from Chelsea, scored the second goal of his loan spell in his second game for Aston Villa.

The game at the King Power Stadium looked to be heading for a goalless draw, but Barkley stepped up and struck a late winner for Villa, firing home in the 90th minute to give Smith’s side a fourth straight win in the Premier League this season.

His goal proved to be the difference between the two sides at Leicester, with Villa extending their 100% record at the beginning of the new season, with Barkley and Villa following up their stunning 7-2 win against Premier League champions Liverpool with another win.

For Barkley, it was his second goal in as many games, having also scored against Liverpool at Villa Park prior to the international break.

And his goal has prompted a reaction from Chelsea fans on social media.

Here’s what some Chelsea fans have been saying about the midfielder.

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Kai Havertz has spoke of his frustration that Chelsea failed to beat Southampton at Stamford Bridge.

He said: “We’re very frustrated about the result. We had 42 good minutes in the first half but then I made a mistake and we conceded a goal, which changed the game a little bit.

“We got it to 3-2 and then we have to take the result and get the win at home but we didn’t do it. Now we have to stick together and hopefully we can do better next time.”

It was the second time this season that Chelsea have conceded three goals this season, with Havertz stating they must do better.

He added: “‘We have to take responsibility for that. We have 11 players on the pitch and everybody has to work hard so we don’t concede goals like this.

“It’s not always one person who makes the mistake so we have to look at our mistakes and try to solve the problems.

“We only have one or two days, only one training session with all the players together so of course it’s different but every team has to deal with it, not only us. We didn’t have a lot of preparation so now we have to work hard and stay together to do better next time.”

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Fikayo Tomori has praised Chelsea new boy Thiago Silva for displaying strong leadership.

Silva, 36, joined the Blues in the summer window for free after his contract at French champions Paris Saint-Germain expired.

Tomori believes he can learn a lot from the experienced centre-back.

Speaking to Chelsea’s Mike’D Up podcast, Tomori said: “Even though he doesn’t speak a lot of English, you can tell the way he drives himself and those around him on the training pitch and on matchdays.

“You can see why he’s featured at the levels he has.

“I can watch what he does and see how professional he is. You always see him in the gym looking after his body and making sure he’s right for the games.

“What he done in the past will transfer to what he does here, and it will help all of us.”

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl praised Chelsea duo Kai Havertz and Timo Werner saying they will “kill” Premier League teams.

Hasenhuttl saw his side come from behind TWICE to rescue a point at Stamford Bridge, but it didn’t stop him from praising the opposition.

The Saints boss knows Werner from his time at RB Leipzig back in 2016.

He said: “I knew the moment would come that he scored his first goal in the Premier League. I hoped it would not be against us.

“When you give him space, it’s hard to defend against him. The first goal we made it too easy for him.

“It’s tough to defend against him. When you are not tight on Timo and Kai Havertz they will kill you.

“But I am really happy that Timo is in England and playing in the Premier League. He’s fantastic for the fans, but it’s good we took a point as otherwise I wouldn’t be so happy for him.”

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