Maresca conducted his pre-Sunderland press conference on Friday morning and revealed that Chelsea had no new injuries to contend with.
It is likely that Joao Pedro will return to the lineup against Sunderland after serving a Champions League suspension against Ajax, but he could operate in the No10 role behind Marc Guiu.
Guiu scored his first Champions League goal against Ajax and may be kept up front this weekend.
Marc Guiu’s loan spell at Sunderland was cut short
Maresca may look to rest Lavia against Sunderland by starting the fit-again Enzo Fernandez next to Moises Caicedo in midfield.
Malo Gusto was shown a second yellow card late on at Forest so must serve a one-match suspension.
**Predicted Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1):** Sanchez; James, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Estevao, Joao Pedro, Neto; Guiu
**Injured:** Palmer, Colwill, Badiashile, Delap, Essugo
**Time and date:** 3pm BST today, Saturday October 25, 2025
**Venue:** Stamford Bridge, London