The Blues had just 26 days off between the Club World Cup final and their first pre-season outing. The truncated off-season has led to an apparent increase in long-term injuries, with Levi Colwill, Liam Delap, and Dario Essugo all spending months on the sidelines.

Waldemar Anton pulled one back late on for Dortmund, but home substitute Rayan Cherki completed the scoring in stoppage-time to move Man City onto 10 points from four games. Foden told TNT Sports: “Yeah, loving it. Just need to play with a smile on my face, which I am doing.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is growing in optimism Cole Palmer will return from a groin injury in time to face Barcelona in the Champions League later this month. Palmer has not played since being substituted against Manchester United in September due to the problem.

Chelsea are 'hopeful' that Cole Palmer will be fit again for the upcoming clashes against Barcelona and Arsenal, as Enzo Maresca delivered a positive injury update. The 23-year-old's creative spark has been sorely missed as he has been sidelined for over a month,

Geovany Quenda has come in for criticism from the Portuguese media following his performance for Sporting Lisbon against Juventus on Tuesday night.Quenda will join Chelsea next summer after the Blues

The fury about Delap's two yellows at Wolves was a significant change of tone from what we have heard from Chelsea's head coach up until now

ENZO MARESCA’s deployment of a new shape played a big role in Chelsea once again getting the better of Tottenham. The Blues moved level on points with their fierce London rivals last

Andrey Santos has hailed his start to the season as “special” as he praised Enzo Maresca for giving him the freedom to get forward.Chelsea signed Santos back in January 2023 from Brazilian club