Cole Palmer set for shock position change as Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca hints a new tactic for FA Cup tie at Brighton

ENZO MARESCA warned Cole Palmer could beryllium forced into a alteration of presumption to assistance lick Chelsea's wounded crisis.

The Blues question to Brighton in the FA Cup 4th circular tonight - but bash truthful with attackers sidelined.

Strike brace Nicolas Jackson and Marc Guiu were some forced disconnected successful Chelsea's 2-1 triumph astatine Stamford Bridge against West Ham connected Monday.

It leaves Christopher Nkunku and Palmer - who played done the mediate for Maresca astatine Manchester City's academy - arsenic options to pb the line.

Maresca said: “We person players. Christo has played already arsenic a nine. I had Cole playing arsenic a 9 successful the past. We tin find immoderate antithetic solutions.

"At the moment, we didn’t determine thing due to the fact that we are inactive waiting for Nico and from there, we volition spot antithetic options.”

Palmer is Chelsea's apical scorer this play with 14 - playing astir each of his shot successful the No10 role.

He started connected the close successful the 2-0 opening time decision against Premier League champions City - earlier remaning successful the middle.

Nkunku is down Palmer with 13 goals this play but lone 2 of those person travel successful the league.

He has provided backmost up to Jackson - connected 9 goals - but Maresca says the Frenchman is champion successful the No10.

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Nkunku - who came connected against West Ham connected the near - was linked with a determination to Bayern Munich the January transportation window.

But helium stayed successful West London and Maresca hinted astatine giving the erstwhile RB Leipzig prima much minutes.

He said: "I spoke past week already astir Christo.

"Probably against West Ham, helium played much oregon little fractional an hr and hopefully from present connected helium tin get much minutes and assistance us."

The Blues brag named Nkunku arsenic 1 of the players who tin assistance easiness unit disconnected Palmer's scoring shoulders.

He said: “We person conscionable 14 [league] games to go. It’s conscionable 14 games, not a large number.

“Since we started, Cole plays always, truthful I don’t deliberation it is thing that is going to marque a quality for Cole.

"Also we person Christo successful that position. We tin person antithetic players who play there.”