Taken from BBC Sport
Chelsea news conference
Football
Posted at 12:54
Newcastle's Papiss Cisse won't be involved when Chelsea host Newcastle on Saturday - the striker is on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Senegal.
Asked if that was a bonus for the Blues, Steve Holland said: "We've been on the flipside of that situation in the past, with players like Drogba and Mikel.
Papiss Cisse
"If you have players from that part of the world, that's the risk you run. I'm quite sure Newcastle will have been aware of that well before now. and will have factored that into their planning.
"They have a good squad and I'm sure whoever plays in that position at the weekend will be a good player.
"But for us it's obviously good for us if the club we're playing are without their best players. The same could happen next week with Swansea and Bony, and Manchester City and Yaya Toure."
So when does Cisse's 3 match ban start then?