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Chelsea beat Astana 3-1 on Thursday night to maintain their lead at the top of the Europa Conference League's new-look group phase.

Jadon Sancho has now found the net in each of his last two Chelsea games, first against Southampton and then against Tottenham Hotspur.

Nicolas Jackson usually plays up-front alone for Chelsea, but would have loved to have played with this one former Blues striker.

Eden Hazard recently stopped by A Star Barbers for a haircut, where he chatted with current Chelsea captain Reece James.

"The moment he starts to score or assist and is happy, he starts to drop a little bit," explained Maresca.

Chelsea were leading Southampton 3-1 when play was stopped for referee Tony Harrington to go and check for possible violent conduct.

Cole Palmer really is the gift that keeps on giving.

Chelsea are currently exactly level with Arsenal in second place in the Premier League having picked up 25 points from a possible 39.

"It doesn't mean the rest are not good," Enzo Maresca said after Chelsea's 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Nicolas Jackson has scored 24 goals and registered nine assists in 57 games for Chelsea since joining the club from Villarreal last summer.

Jadon Sancho returned to Chelsea's starting line-up for the first time in nine games against FC Heidenheim in the Europa Conference League.

Cole Palmer and Gianfranco Zola met at Chelsea's training ground for a "Masterclass" video on the Premier League’s official YouTube channel,

Tammy Abraham left Chelsea in 2021 to move to Italy, where he's currently on-loan at AC Milan from AS Roma.

Chelsea beat Enzo Maresca's former team Leicester City 2-1 on Saturday thanks to goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez.

Christopher Nkunku is Chelsea's top scorer in all competitions this term with 10 goals, but has started just one Premier League game.

Chelsea haven't kept a clean sheet in the Premier League since beating West Ham United 3-0 in mid-September.

Pedro Neto has established himself as a first-team regular at Chelsea since his £54 million from Wolves in the summer.

"They know us better than we know them," Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca said of former club Leicester City in a press conference on Thursday.

Henrique Hilario and Thomas Tuchel worked together during the German's Champions League winning tenure at Stamford Bridge.

Lampard is the highest-scoring midfielder in Premier League history, having hit 177 goals for West Ham, Chelsea, and Manchester City.