'He's been a huge miss'; Chelsea boss Graham Potter is pleased about N'Golo Kante return

After seven months out following a hamstring surgery, N'Golo Kante could make his comeback for Chelsea in Saturday's English Premier League game at home to Everton.

Chelsea boss Graham Potter said it was "great" to have him back, but added: "He's a huge miss to us, he's been a huge miss to us. That's not to say that the other players haven't given absolutely everything because they have, but N'Golo Kante is N'Golo Kante. You know he's a top player so great for us that he's back. We need to be mindful of the fact that he's had a long injury, and we need to make the next steps to get him up to speed properly in the Premier League, which is what we'll do, but it's great to have him with us."

Life for Potter is looking a lot rosier after three wins in a row to end a slump in form before that.

"Sometimes you have to keep going and fight through the storm, and there was a storm for a period of time, absolutely, so we've come out of it with three wins, but we need to carry on. We've got a tough game against Everton, Sean Dyche has done a great job since he's gone in there and a tough, tough team to play against, so we're looking forward to that challenge in front of our supporters."

Chelsea are 10th in the Premier League table, but still in the hunt for European silverware, and on Friday were drawn in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals to face defending champions Real Madrid.