Chelsea attacker Cole Palmer is not in the Blues' squad to face Arsenal in Sunday's Premier League London derby at the Emirates.
The former Manchester City midfielder has been off the boil of late, as his failure to score or assist in last weekend's 1-0 win over Leicester City made it seven games without a goal contribution in the Premier League.
Palmer then came off the bench for the second half of Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Copenhagen in the Conference League in midweek, but the England international is nowhere to be seen at the Emirates.
According to journalist Simon Phillips, Palmer is nursing a small hamstring injury and has been left out in order to rest and recover, a hammer blow to Chelsea's chances of victory in the London derby.
Palmer memorably also missed last season's trip to the Emirates, which Arsenal won 5-0, and in his place, Enzo Fernandez will seemingly start as the number 10 as Reece James partners Moises Caicedo in midfield.
James for Palmer is just one of two changes that Maresca has made to his team from the victory over Leicester, as Benoit Badiashile is also preferred to Tosin Adarabioyo alongside Levi Colwill in defence, where Wesley Fofana starts at right-back again.
Arsenal starting lineup: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Martinelli, Merino, Trossard
Subs: Neto, Tierney, White, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Calafiori, Nwaneri, Butler-Oyedeji
Chelsea starting lineup: Sanchez; Fofana, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella; James, Caicedo; Sancho, Fernandez, Nkunku; Neto
Subs: Jorgensen, Bettinelli, Adarabioyo, Chalobah, Gusto, Acheampong, Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall, George
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