Chelsea have been bolstered by the return of Ben Chilwell and Benoit Badiashile for their FA Cup quarter-final against Leicester.

Chilwell is back after missing Monday’s 3-0 win against Newcastle with a knee ailment, and Badiashile is fit again after five weeks out with a groin injury.

Enzo Fernandez is suspended, but Mauricio Pochettino is expected to stay with a similar team to the one that beat Newcastle. Mykhailo Mudryk might come in for Fernandez, with Conor Gallagher dropping deeper in midfield.

New first-choice goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic is set to hold his place and might play in front of a back four of Malo Gusto, Axel Disasi, Trevoh Chalobah, and Chilwell. Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, and Raheem Sterling were all expected to preserve their places.

Chilwell has been checked by a knee specialist and was approved to return to training on Tuesday. He has been chosen for the England squad to face Brazil and Belgium. “Gareth told you he was fit [by selecting him for England],” stated Pochettino.

“He is in training, and I think everything is going well. He will be in the squad for Sunday, definitely. “When a player comes back from injury, starts to feel fit, and then has a call-up for the national team, they are always so excited. So, he is excited like the rest of the players [chosen for England].”

Predicted Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Chilwell; Gallagher, Caicedo; Palmer, Mudryk, Sterling; Jackson