The Chelsea captain was expected to be one of five men returning from injury for Chelsea against Bournemouth on Saturday, but while Joao Pedro, Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer started and Marco Palestra appeared from the bench, James was not even named in the matchday squad.
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