Conte Confirms Terry Still Out  (Sky Sports)

Antonio Conte has confirmed John Terry will not be fit to face Hull on Saturday and says there is no "magic wand" to fix Chelsea's problems following back-to-back Premier League defeats.

Terry was expected to be sidelined for around 10 days after leaving the Liberty Stadium on crutches following Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Swansea on September 11 but has not yet recovered from an ankle injury.

The Blues have since suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool followed by a 3-0 loss at Arsenal and Conte said the Chelsea captain will not be available to help turn things around this weekend.

"He isn't available because he hasn't recovered his injury of his ankle," Conte said. "We can see him after the international break, I think. Also [John Obi] Mikel is out, because he has a small problem. The others no, we have all the players available."

Chelsea have not won in their last three league games, slipping to eighth in the table, and following a meeting with Roman Abramovich this week the Blues manager said everyone must pull together to arrest the slide.

"Never is it good when you lose two games," said Conte. "I think in these two games we saw and we learned a lot of important things - that we must work very hard to recover these games. Don't forget the past because it is there, and very clear.

"We finished in 10th last season. When you do, it means you had problems. We are trying to solve this situation but we need to work. We need to understand we don't have a magic wand to change the situation in three or four months. We need to change the situation and we are doing this together."

Spain manager Julen Lopetegui has opted to omit Cesc Fabregas, Cesar Azpilicueta and Pedro from his squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, and Conte insisted the decision will only serve to motivate Fabregas, who has experienced a lack of playing time under the Italian this season.

"Azi, Cesc and Pedro are three important players for Chelsea," he added. "They are working very well. I am pleased with their commitment and attitude. This is important. I don't think it will affect them. This can be an opportunity to work and to try to be back in the Spain squad. It can help to refine the team. We are talking about three great players.

Conte also commented on the Telegraph's undercover investigation which has claimed eight Premier League managers were involved in corruption.

The Italian believes the Football Association must launch a thorough investigation before claiming anyone is guilty.

"I think that when this type of situation happens it's important to know the real truth," he said. "It's too easy to give, in this situation, the fault.

"It's important to know all the information, and I think in this case the FA is working to have all the information and investigate. It's right, this. Before, to say someone is guilty or not, it's important to know the real truth."