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

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

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,

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

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

Since the turn of the century, AC Milan have signed 12 players directly from Chelsea, including Fernando Torres and Fikayo Tomori.

The Leverkusen star, 28, has already confirmed that he will leave the BayArena at the end of the season when his contract expires.

Four Liverpool players and three from Nottingham Forest also made Alan Shearer's Premier League Team of the Seaason so far.

Noni Madueke has struggled for Chelsea recently, but put in a stellar performance for England against Greece in the UEFA Nations League.

Brazilian winger Estevao signed for Chelsea from Palmeiras in the summer, but won't join up with his new club until next year.

Malo Gusto has ousted Reece James as Chelsea's first-choice right-back this season under new manager Enzo Maresca.

Chelsea have lost against both Manchester City and Liverpool this season, while they've also drawn with Manchester United and Arsenal.

Defender Benoit Badiashile has struggled at Chelsea since joining the club from AS Monaco in the summer of 2023.

N'Golo Kante, who made 269 appearances for Chelsea between 2016 and 2023, is widely regarded as one of the Chelsea's greatest-ever players.

"We’ve got so many of them that, when you’re struggling in a game or when you’re not scoring, they pull out that magic," said Levi Colwill.

Enzo Fernandez had been a nailed on starter for Chelsea in the early etchings of this season, but has since been dropped for Romeo Lavia.

Chelsea were dumped out of the EFL Cup on Wednesday at the hands of Eddie Howe's Newcastle United.

Nicolas Jackson now scored has 20 Premier League goals in just 44 games for Chelsea following his move from Villarreal last summer.

Chelsea beat Newcastle 2-1 on Sunday, with Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer both on the scoresheeet.