Chelsea may very well be with out playmaker Cole Palmer after they play enhancing Wolves within the Monday evening Premier League recreation.
Palmer has scored 14 objectives within the Premier League this season – together with 4 assists – and has been key to how the membership play underneath Enzo Maresca.
The supervisor stated: “Cole has not educated and we have three or 4 gamers who’re a doubt for Monday’s recreation as a result of within the final recreation they picked up some issues.
“Cole, within the first half [of the last game] they kicked him so he didn’t prepare right this moment, we don’t know if he’ll prepare tomorrow.
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“We depend on Cole as a result of he’s an enormous participant. We favor to play with Cole but when he has an harm or an issue we are going to discover a resolution.”
One participant who may very well be accessible to make a return is defender Trevoh Chalabah.
Chalabah was recalled from his mortgage spell at Crystal Palace this week and Maresca stated it was a simple determination to convey him again to Stamford Bridge.
“It was a simple course of by way of we’ve got a number of accidents and we have been on the lookout for an answer,” Maresca stated. “The perfect resolution was to name again Trev as a result of we all know him and we all know he can assist us.
“He is aware of the home higher than me – he was born right here! He’s very completely happy. I had a chat with him a number of days in the past and this morning. He’s very completely happy to be right here.
“The explanation why he left was due to this type of issues, monetary and these type of issues, not solely a technical determination.”
Chelsea go into the weekend in fifth place within the Premier League. They’re winless in 5 Premier League video games (D3 L2), having gained 5 in a row earlier than this.