Chelsea news: Mauricio Pochettino gets positive injury update on five stars

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is set to receive a major boost with five players on course to return to the squad for their next Premier League fixture. The Blues head coach was left down to the bare bones with 12 players ruled out for the 0-0 draw at Bournemouth, but their injury crisis is set to ease off this week, with the return of several players to training and potentially the matchday squad. Chelsea could be set to welcome back £115million summer signing Moises Caicedo, who missed the trip to the South Coast after returning from international duty with Ecuador with a knock to his knee. But he will be in contention to start their home game against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Sunday after making a quick recovery. Having the 21-year-old back will prove to be a timely boost for Pochettino, who has been forced to cope with a nightmare injury list. With Caicedo missing, the Argentinian gave a full debut to summer signing Lesley Ugochukwu, who has only been training with the club for five weeks. Pochettino was barely able to name a full 20-man squad, with six of the names on their bench at the Vitality Stadium still yet to make their debut. The bench included two goalkeepers, Djordje Petrovic and Lucas Bergstrom, with 18-year-old forwards Deivid Washington and Ronnie Stutter.