Enzo Maresca insisted that Chelsea do not have "many players" and went on to reveal the preferred position of each of his forwards.

Ben Chilwell has been handed a Chelsea lifeline after head coach Enzo Maresca confirmed he is under consideration for selection after returning to training with the first team. The England defender appeared to have no future at Stamford Bridge in August when he was not included in the core group of 22 or 23 players the Italian considered to be his first-team squad,

Enzo Maresca has told Jadon Sancho that he must 'work properly' to see regular minutes at Chelsea ahead of his potential debut. The former England star joined the Blues from Manchester United on Deadline Day after once again seemingly getting banished by Erik ten Hag.

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has expressed his belief that players are offered no protection by the football calendar and added that players voicing their concerns over the number of games they play is "a good starting point.

Chelsea are not in that competition, but do play in the Conference League this term and have the added complication of having qualified for Fifa’s new Club World Cup next summer. The result is that a season which began on August 18 may not finish until July 15 next year and Maresca says there is “no doubt” players are being asked to play too many games.