Declan Rice missed Arsenal’s defeat to Inter Milan last night and Mikel Arteta said he will be assessed ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge.

He picked up a foot injury in the defeat to Newcastle last weekend and did not travel as a precaution ahead of the Chelsea game on Sunday.

“It is a knock, a problem on his foot, and he wasn’t comfortable to put his boots on so at the moment he is not fit,” Arteta said.

“He wasn’t feeling good the last few days. We’ll have to assess him on Thursday and see if he’s ready for Chelsea.”

Cole Palmer is a doubt for Chelsea’s clash against Arsenal on Sunday, following a heavy challenge from Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca felt the defender should have been sent off for a stoppage-time tackle and Palmer is touch and go for their match against Arsenal.

Asked whether there was a chance Palmer could miss the game, the Blues boss said: “Yeah, for sure.

“He didn’t train the last two days. The tackle it’s quite clear was not a normal one. But hopefully he can be back.”

Cole Palmer – doubt, knock

Declan Rice – doubt, knock

Jack Grealish – out, training injury

John Stones – doubt, foot injury

Kobbie Mainoo – out, muscle injury

Harry Maguire – out, foot injury

Luke Shaw – out, calf injury

Adam Wharton – out, groin injury

Eberechi Eze – out, hamstring injury

Thomas Tuchel has signed an 18-month contract through to the 2026 World Cup, which means he does not start until January 1 and will miss England’s matches this month.

“Let’s see, it’s 18 months, then we agreed to sit together,” said Tuchel when explaining his contract with England. “I have good experience with 18 months [laughs]. I’m working on my long-term game also.

“In this particular case it was important for me to have a frame around it as it’s a bit of a step into the dark for me as I’m used to working every day [with players].

“The last piece of it from me to understand that this is something that can really excite me to the fullest was the timeframe of 18-months but to demand from myself to not lose the focus. It’s a good timeframe because it will help us focus. It is very streamlined.”

Lee Carsley names his final England squad this afternoon before Thomas Tuchel takes over as manager on January 1.

The interim boss will remain in charge for the Nations League matches against Greece in Athens and Ireland at Wembley later this month, with promotion on the line.

Carsley has several injury questions, which could see the Under-21s manager decide to bring a couple of fresh faces into his squad.

The announcement will come at 2pm today – and we’ll bring you all the updates and reaction in today’s live blog.