Chelsea could be without seven players against Leicester City as Enzo Maresca faces selection problems
Prior to his return to his old team, Leicester City, this weekend, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca must endure a nervous wait over a few of his most important players.
The Italian moved to Stamford Bridge in the summer after earning a return to the Premier League with Leicester the previous season. He will be returning to King Power Stadium for the first time since his departure on Saturday at 12.30 p.m.
Chelsea enters the match fresh off consecutive 1-1 draws with Arsenal and Manchester United. However, those games have raised some concerns about injuries before the Premier League returns.
Key man Cole Palmer suffered a knee injury in the draw against United. Despite playing the full 90 minutes against Arsenal, he pulled out of the England squad for the current international break, therefore making him a doubt for the clash against Leicester.
Three other players also pulled out of international duty due to injury concerns. Defender Levi Colwill withdrew from the England squad due to an undisclosed injury while Malo Gusto pulled out of the France squad due to injury too.
Wesley Fofana was the fourth player to not join up with his international squad due to an injury concern. The defender felt pain in his knee during the draw with Arsenal and withdrew from the France squad to be assessed by Chelsea.
Despite being substituted in the second half against Arsenal midfielder Romeo Lavia did join up with the Belgium squad over the international break. He missed both 1-0 defeats against Italy and Israel, and Belgium manager Domenico Tedesco confirmed a hamstring problem .
Summer signing Jadon Sancho has missed the last two Premier League games through both illness and injury. That therefore makes him a slight doubt for the clash against Leicester.