Photo: Chelsea fans have just made a new banner for Reece James, will be at next home game

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Chelsea supporters are due to honour Reece James next week with a freshly made banner.

The fan-led group The Shed showed their latest mural for the defender on Twitter.

James’ face, caught in a roaring celebration, will be spread across a huge yellow canvas and hopefully held aloft by the Stamford Bridge faithful in a few days.

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Graham Potter’s side are back in Premier League action the day after Boxing Day against Bournemouth, following a month-long break during the World Cup.

Potter took his remaining senior stars, and a large number of academy players, to Abu Dhabi for some warm weather training.

His team also faced Aston Villa in a friendly fixture, a rather meaningless contest that ended disappointingly for two reasons.

Firstly, Chelsea lost the match 1-0, but more importantly, they lost Armando Broja through injury.

Chelsea prepare for Bournemouth

Broja ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and, after successful surgery, will likely sit-out the rest of the season.

Although the Albanian will be a major miss, his teammates proved they are able to cope without him.

Chelsea played Brentford in a behind-closed-doors tie on Tuesday, with the Blues beating the Bees 5-1.

Sadly, once again the game came with a caveat.

Wesley Fofana, fresh from overcoming his own physical problems, picked up a knock and will now be absent for up to four weeks.

This means Potter will be without Fofana, Broja, Ben Chilwell, N’Golo Kante and potentially James, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Kepa Arrizabalaga due to injury.

Hakim Ziyech and Mateo Kovacic are also unlikely to play a part, due to their lengthy excursions at the World Cup.

But we are here to bring optimism, not doom and gloom!