Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount was missing for their 3-0 win at Newcastle United.
For the previous game, Mount scored a hat-trick in the Blues' 7-0 thumping of Norwich City. Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table by winning 3-0 at St James' Park.
Goal says Mount missed the clash through illness, although no further information about the specifics of the illness has been revealed at this stage.
Chelsea were still able to claim their eighth Premier League win of the season against Newcastle, even in the absence of Mount.
Boss Thomas Tuchel instead handed a second Premier League start of the season to Hakim Ziyech for the encounter.
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