Enzo Maresca has some big selection calls to make when Chelsea face rivals Tottenham in a crunch Premier League clash on Sunday.
Maresca made a surprising seven changes for Wednesday’s trip to Southampton but watched his much-changed team emerge with a comfortable 5-1 victory.
That included a first Premier League start for goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, who has impressed in the Conference League, but Maresca confirmed immediately that Robert Sanchez remains his first-choice and will start against Spurs.
Nicolas Jackson, Pedro Neto, Levi Colwill and Romeo Lavia are also expected to return to the side, but the big win at St Mary’s has given Maresca a nice headache.
Chelsea have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Blues will remain without defenders Reece James and Wesley Fofana because of hamstring problems, while Mykhailo Mudryk is still struggling with illness.
But otherwise Enzo Maresca’s squad have come through the midweek win over Southampton in good shape.
“[James and Fofana] are slowly getting better but as we said, it’s a matter of weeks,” said Maresca. “They are still far. The only one that is still ill is Mudryk. The rest are okay.”
Chelsea predicted XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
Injured: Fofana, James, Kellyman
Doubts: Mudryk
Time and date: 4.30pm GMT on Sunday 8 December 2024
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium