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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.

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 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.

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

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

Chelsea's trip to Leicester City on Saturday will be Enzo Maresca's first game against his former side since taking over as Blues manager.

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.

Enzo Fernandez has been dropped in favour of Romeo Lavia by Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca in recent weeks.

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish believes Mykhailo Mudryk can be the Eagles' new Wilfried Zaha, according to Football Transfers.

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.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has been using the Europa Conference League as a way of rotating his large squad.

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

"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.