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·4 November 2024
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Enzo Maresca fumed after England star Palmer fouled by Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez
Chelsea have endured a bruising few days.
After such a chaotic summer, Blues head coach Enzo Maresca had made what looked like relatively light work of taking over the side this summer.
Aside from defeats to Manchester City and Liverpool, the Italian looked to have settled things down at Stamford Bridge.
While recent results are by no means a disaster of course, they have caused something of a stumbling block.
The manner of Chelsea’s Carabao Cup defeat at Newcastle was disappointing, while Maresca’s side underwhelmed during the 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday.
Chelsea next play FC Noah in the Conference League before a mouth-watering clash against Arsenal on Sunday, before the start of the last international break of the year.
With that in mind, here’s a look at the latest Chelsea injuries…
Maresca fumed at the fact Lisandro Martinez was only booked for a cynical foul on Palmer towards the closing stages of Sunday’s draw.
Speaking about the England international, the Blues boss said: "He was there in the changing room with ice. We are waiting now. Hopefully it is nothing important.”
Potential return date: November 2024
Jadon Sancho was of course unable to play against United due to the terms of his loan move but missed the 2-0 defeat at Newcastle due to illness.
It remains to be seen when the forward will feature again.
Potential return date: Unknown
Omari Kellyman is yet to make an appearance for the Chelsea first-team following his £19million arrival from Aston Villa.
The 19-year-old suffered a hamstring injury in September, which was expected to rule him out for around two months.
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