Chelsea’s latest injury came after Dario Luis Essugo slipped during training, as announced by Rosenior on Friday. He said: “Dario has picked up a really unfortunate injury. He slipped in training, and he’s going to be out for a while.

It was noticeable how, shortly after succeeding Maresca, Rosenior said he preferred to use the term “look after” rather than “protect” when asked about Estevao in a press conference, as reported by ChelseaFC.com.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Liverpool could hijack Chelsea in the race to sign centre-back Jeremy Jacquet from Ligue Un outfit Rennes. Jacquet has emerged as one of the standout young centre-backs and is attracting interest from several Premier League sides.

Trent Alexander-Arnold could be making a shock return to the Premier League after reports suggest Manchester City are actively keeping an eye on the former Liverpool midfielder. It comes amid reports that Alexander-Arnold’s time at Real Madrid could come to an abrupt end, after joining the Spanish side in the summer.

Chelsea and Pafos FC announce their starting lineups for Wednesday's Champions League fixture at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea hosts Pafos FC this Wednesday (21:00) at Stamford Bridge with the firm intention of regaining momentum in the Champions League. After the narrow defeat against Atalanta (2-1), Liam Rosenior's team is in 13th place with ten points and needs a win to challenge for direct qualification to the round of 16.

With Chelsea having promising fixtures from Gameweek 23, there are plenty of options to consider investing in beyond talisman Cole Palmer

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Champions League clash between Chelsea and Pafos FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

The January transfer window is a sleepy one with countless rumors flying around for one reason or another. Case in point is Guardian reporter Jacob Steinberg claiming, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, that Chelsea FC youngster Josh Acheampong is on Bayern Munich’s radar: