A report a few days ago suggested that up to eight players could be missing against Wolves on Saturday, with Emerson the latest first-team player to pick up a knock of some kind.
Then, Billy Gilmour joined the others in the treatment room with an issue sustained while away with the Scotland Under-21 squad.
However, there was a positive update on Friday on the eve of the Premier League’s resumption, as Blues boss Frank Lampard confirmed that Antonio Rudiger is finally in contention to make his first senior appearance of the season.
And Blues fans are clearly ecstatic with the news; so much so, that some have called for the 26-year-old to be included in the starting line-up at Molineux this weekend.
They have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts, and you can see some of the best comments from the social media platform below.
I hope we start with this
Kepa
Azpi Rudi Chris Alonso
Jorg Kova
Pedro. Mount. Pulisic
Tammy— FPL FREAK (@Saumyadip96) September 13, 2019
Great news pic.twitter.com/fQt8GIQDaD
— Tom Clifford (@tomcliffordcfc) September 13, 2019