Some of Maresca’s constant tinkering with his backline has been enforced by injuries to Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile, but plenty of it has been by choice.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has started to show some real frustrations with one part of his team for the first time really so far.It comes as no surprise either, because the last league game Maresca

But it is Chelsea’s lack of control during matches that is providing a test for him now. The 2-0 defeat at Ipswich Town means Chelsea have lost successive games for the first time under Maresca. They have failed to score in successive away games too and ended 2024 picking up just one point from their final three league matches.

In a slightly unexpected move, Trevoh Chalobah is heading back to Chelsea, with his loan spell at Crystal Palace reportedly cut short.That’s according to an update from The Athletic this morning,