Enzo Maresca delivers Chelsea team news ahead of West Ham clash

Enzo Maresca has confirmed some Enzo Fernandez and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are successful contention to diagnostic successful Chelsea’s clash with West Ham, but Reece James, Romeo Lavia and Malo Gusto stay sidelined.

A precocious Christopher Nkunku onslaught earned Chelsea a 1-0 triumph distant to Bournemouth past clip retired and Maresca’s men volition look to widen their 100 per cent grounds connected the roadworthy successful the Premier League with triumph astatine the London Stadium this weekend.

Maresca’s men were without stand-in skipper Fernandez and summertime signing Dewsbury-Hall previously, with some players absent done unwellness astatine the Vitality Stadium.

Lavia, Gusto and nine skipper James, meanwhile, person been retired of enactment with musculus injuries and it appears the second has suffered a setback successful his rehabilitation.

‘Enzo Fernandez and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are backmost successful the squad. Reece James’ wounded has been delayed a bit,’ Chelsea caput manager Maresca said astatine his pre-match property league this afternoon.

‘The astir important happening is that helium returns erstwhile helium is 100 per cent fit, but astatine the infinitesimal helium is inactive out.

‘Romeo is precise close, hopefully for the adjacent game. Unfortunately, helium needs much time.

‘Malo is inactive out. He is not disposable for tomorrow’s game.’

The omission of Cole Palmer, Wesley Fofana and Lavia from Chelsea’s Europa Conference League squad was erstwhile again raised astatine Maresca’s presser and the Italian defended the determination to ‘protect’ the trio.

‘The crushed wherefore Cole, Wes and Romeo are retired of the squad successful the Europa Conference League is conscionable to support them a small bit,’ Maresca responded.

‘For Wes and Romeo, it’s a spot antithetic due to the fact that they came from agelong injuries from past year.

‘For Cole, it’s a premix successful presumption of being a precise pugnacious play for him, successful presumption of an aggravated play past year, and we effort conscionable to support him.’

Jadon Sancho came connected arsenic a substitute astatine the halfway signifier successful Chelsea’s decision of Bournemouth and determination person been calls among fans for the England winger to beryllium fixed the motion for Saturday’s London derby.

‘I determine the starting XI, it depends connected the grooming session,’ Maresca told reporters.

‘Jadon is 1 of our wingers. I americium seeing him precisely the mode I was expecting him.

‘Now it’s a substance to find the close infinitesimal for him, to springiness him a chance.’

According to Maresca, Chelsea indispensable find the ‘right balance’ betwixt their physicality and method attack to beryllium capable to vie with the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool going forward.

‘Today, if you privation to compete, you request to find the close equilibrium betwixt the method broadside and the carnal side,’ helium added.

‘City, Arsenal and Liverpool person those players that are physically beardown but we person that too.’

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